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ch4s3 6 hours ago

People realize, but writing good technical prose is hard and a separate skill.

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demibabs 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I don’t think it’s that hard; it just takes effort. And the effort is well worth it.

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Tallain 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's not that hard if you put in the effort and practice.

But if you don't want to and still want to use an LLM, there are low-bar choices you can make (using a technical writing skill, using ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English, choosing your audience, proofreading at the end with human eyes to make sure it makes sense and doesn't repeat itself uselessly).

I think it shows either a) low respect or consideration for your audience or yourself, or b) laziness.

Trust yourself to write even if it's bad. At least it's human.

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earth-tattoo 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What is the point of spending so much effort if some people are still going to call it LLM slop?

	▲	demibabs an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Huh? Bad human writers don’t write like LLMs, at all.

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layer8 19 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Most worthwhile things are hard without a bit of practice.

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andsoitis 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> writing good technical prose is hard and a separate skill.

Hard things are hard. They’re not easy. But they’re worth it.

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dawnerd 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There's good technical prose on the site? It's all just fluff marketing that adds nothing.