One of the biggest complaints I have about HN is that it promotes really crappy "Look at me! I just learned a thing and wrote a 300 word blog doing a crappy job explaining it because I don't really get it but want to pad my CV..."
> promotes really crappy "Look at me! I just learned a thing and wrote a 300 word blog doing a crappy job explaining it because I don't really get it but want to pad my CV..."
This is a broad brush, are you sure the intent is always resume padding? Some folks (like me) write poorly but I find writing tests what I know (and shows me what I don’t). I share anyway so I can be corrected and learn more, and so others might benefit if they have a similar problem. Your comment felt like shaming.
> This article is exceptional. Thank you OP.
100% agree, OP’s writing and content are examplary!
> Some folks (like me) write poorly but I find writing tests what I know (and shows me what I don’t)
That's fine, just don't have such a big ego you need to share your crap with the world unless you have something important to say. That's why when you try to google something to learn, you have to wade through pages and pages of half-baked crap: all the good stuff has been drowned out.
One of the biggest complaints I have about HN is that it promotes really crappy "Look at me! I just learned a thing and wrote a 300 word blog doing a crappy job explaining it because I don't really get it but want to pad my CV..."
This article is exceptional. Thank you OP.