Comments on: Am I being boring?

By: david

david — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:56:51 +0000

I don’t agree that introducing plot twists is a good way to keep a tale from being boring. A boring tale + plot twists isn’t an interesting tale.

Additionally, the plot is not exactly part of the writing. It’s what’s being written about. If you want a “plot twist” in your code it manifests in terms of features, not how you write the code.

Additionally, this hits one of the caveats I made: “not boring” is not the same as “exciting”. The objective is not to have the reader on the edge of their seat waiting for what comes next, it’s to make sure that you don’t bore them while covering the necessary detail.

By: Daniel Sobral

Daniel Sobral — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:26:50 +0000

Well, when a tale starts to get boring, it’s time for a plot twist! How do you plot twist displaying a web page? :-)

By: david

david — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:47:17 +0000

Oh, I’m not surprised. It’s just nice to have expectations confirmed.

That being said, the joke at least showed evidence of the author having read the article title, which puts it in the top 50% as far as comment quality goes.

By: ing

ing — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:45:16 +0000

They’re comments on the internet. What did you expect?

By: david

david — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:01:34 +0000

Thanks. Someone already made the predictable joke over on reddit, but it’s good to know my comments aren’t exempt from inanity.