Justin overcomes the curse of knowledge and writes simply to explain well. The writing principles shown here create a digestible technical-explainer.

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Today I looked at some writing by Justin of Technically.dev:

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In my positivity pass on this article, I highlight a couple of principles that make it work really well.

  • SIMPL - Low Flesch-Kincaid score for technical subject matter.
  • ILLUS - Diagrams help understanding.
  • TOOM, TRUST - The piece is scoped, and admitting the extent of your knowledge works to establish trust with the reader.

🎉 Kudos to Justin for consistently great writing!


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