Writing Skills Importance
This cluster debates the value and difficulty of good writing skills, especially in tech contexts, contrasting it with programming, discussing poor writing's impact on readability and perception, and emphasizing clarity and editing over sloppy presentation.
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Nobody said that. The comment above said that poor writing is indicative of poor thinking (about the subject).
doesn’t that hurt folks who aren’t great at writing?
If it's not worth writing, it's not worth reading.
Nowhere did I say or imply that, I simply said there are quite a few people who won't read sloppy writing; that's a simple statement of fact. If you want to be read by the widest audience, then consider the reader rather than what's easiest for you.
That's different from good writing skills.
Writing well is a lot harder than programming, but no more or less harder than programming well.
Writing is not the same as publishing.
Is it just me, or were people much better at writing these in the past?
Certain kinds of good writing do. Many kinds do not.
Good example of why "learn to write" is more important than "learn to code." Medium desperately needs copy editors.