I remember when Guy Kawasaki started blogging, he made a point about having short, bulleted, easy to digest posts to read. And while that's certainly easier on the readers, it's like eating a lots of junk food: too much of it often leaves me feeling full, yet discontent. And I wasn't sure why at first.
While bulleted points are good in moderation, it's one step away from superstar detection quizzes. Reminds me of quizzes in magazines like Maxim and Cosmo. "Are you having enough hot sex?" quizzes.
I find myself hungering for a good readably long article with new information and good support that makes me think when I see too many of these on hacker news.
To each their own, I guess. I like these bullet-pointy articles with quick tips because they're easier to read quickly. There's a place for research paper-length articles as well, of course, but the two don't compete with each other.
While bulleted points are good in moderation, it's one step away from superstar detection quizzes. Reminds me of quizzes in magazines like Maxim and Cosmo. "Are you having enough hot sex?" quizzes.
I find myself hungering for a good readably long article with new information and good support that makes me think when I see too many of these on hacker news.