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"Here’s where writing helps. It scales well—once written, an API spec can be easily distributed without additional effort. It clarifies—the same spec can help achieve alignment and unblock multiple teams at once." "Without writing, we might believe our designs are sound, our methodology clear, and our understanding complete. Well, trying to write about it will sort that out. Writing is a hack to gaining clarity. Yes, the audience benefits from reading well-structured narrative. But the main benefit goes to the writer. By writing long-form prose instead of bullet points, by adding data and connecting ideas, we’re forced to think deeply and resolve inconsistencies. We have to focus on the single thread that ties everything together. We need to remove redundant details (to fit the page limits). There is no way to write a six-page narrative and not come away with clear(er) thinking." via Eugene Yan "Is Writing As Important As Coding?" https://lnkd.in/g4bCeU37

OKAY. So it's finally time to talk about something I've been working on since January. ✨ As a side-project, I've been building a new editing tool called Pilcrow. There are LOTS of writing tools out there. Google Docs, Notion, Craft. Loads. What makes Pilcrow different? All those tools are great at a lot of things. But what they all suck at is the actual writing bit. They make great company wikis. They make awesome company docs and spreadsheets. They even work as websites. Fuck, you can run your entire company on them! But every-time you just want to write up a thought or an idea - you get frustrated. You're overwhelmed by a bazillion options. Features up the wazoo. And they're slow as hell. After a while, you're back to Notes, Slack DM's or even pen and paper. Me too. All of these tools started as great editors. But over the years they've become unloved, bloated, and clunky. I want not only somewhere I *can* write, but that actually *helps* me write. Writing isn't about showing up with all of it in your head. The very act of writing helps you flesh out your thoughts and understand things you didn't before. It's an extension of your brain, cutting through the thicket, trying to get to the universal truth. And that's what Pilcrow does. It also does a lot more like: 🤖 "Quiet" AI assistance to help you edit, research, and create 🧹 Linting picks up errors, slips, and mistakes 💾 Versioning - Similar to Git, you can create multiple drafts and merge them 🎹 Everything can be done from the keyboard ⚡ Super fast and responsive. No bloat. 🎁 and loads more... I'm going to share some videos over the next few weeks how I've been using it. I'm running a private beta (because AI is expensive) where I'll let a small number of people in to use it for free initially. The dough isn't quite set yet but if there's something here - I'll charge a small fee to cover the compute costs etc. If you're interested in using it, DM me and I'll get you on the waitlist.

Writing Tools is one of my favourite features in Apple Intelligence (AI). It allows users to rewrite, proofread, and summarize texts seamlessly as long as their apps are using UITextView, NSTextView, and WKWebView. In other words, these features work natively across macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. #WWDC24 #AppleIntelligence #WritingTools

Over a year ago, when I started writing articles for my fresh blog, I had certain ideas I had in mind about what I want to write about and how do I want to do it. Today I stumbled upon an article by Robin Moffatt, expressing almost exactly my thoughts on the topic, and in a much more descriptive and colorful manner. Whether you're already blog some stuff, or thinking of starting one, I recommend you to spend 10 minutes on this great article.

I've started writing blogs on Medium to share my thoughts, knowledge, and experiences on topics like research, web development, machine learning, and much more! If you're interested in exploring these areas or just want to support my writing journey, feel free to follow me on Medium. Let's learn and grow together! 🔗 Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gfmhEZeu #blogging #Medium #MachineLearning #WebDevelopment #Research #LearningJourney

If you like writing tests like me, then you might find this article I wrote on my blog useful. https://lnkd.in/g9ygZBVS

there a free letter writing app? Speed up the letter-writing process. Grammarly's AI letter generator helps you create drafts for personal and business letters in two quick steps. Add the name of the person or group you're writing to.

Grammarly sends me my weekly writing insights. Looking at it this morning in my email reminded me of the power of data analytics. And more than just showing me numbers and bar charts about the words I wrote I learn more about my writing tone. This helps me decide if this is the tone I want my words to carry (well, depending on the audience I'm writing to). I see where I'm doing well and where I need to improve. Areas like correctness, clarity, engagement, delivery... Because when I keep my fingers on the keyboard, I let the words flow regardless of how correct it looks. 👩💻 Then I later take time to edit. With these insights, I learn more about where to keep my eyes while editing. I have Grammarly activated on my browser extension. Maybe I'll activate it for my mobile and desktop to see what all my writings look like. Thank you Grammarly for this. How about you, friend: which app or service do you love reading insights on how you use it? How has it helped you? #DataAnalytics #DataStorytelling #Grammarly

Happy Monday! Today I'm reviewing a free app that offers amusement as well as style tools to help improve your writing. Try the updated version of I WRITE LIKE featured today on #SlingWords. https://lnkd.in/gJ9_fFYV #writingtips #contentcreator #blogging #RomanceGems