It was an interesting experience, but I decided afterward that I wouldn't want to write everything this way. It made me reluctant to take risks when I knew everything I typed would eventually get seen.
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Watch how "Startups in 13 Sentences" got written. I wrote it using an editor written by a YC startup called Stypi, and replay was one of its features. The text with yellow background will eventually be deleted. http://byronm.com/13sentences.html …
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Which is a good counterargument incidentally to people who say "why do you need privacy if you've done nothing wrong?" Anyone who does any kind of creative work has something to hide: their early drafts.
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Pretty sure you wrote it in Etherpad(???) Stypi didn't exist until 2011, according to Crunchbase. I really liked the replay feature, and IIRC showed your essay being written to many people, first on the Etherpad site, and later on Stypi.
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Yipes, you may be right. The Stypis may have ported it from Etherpad. Sorry Etherpads. That's what happens when you fund the same idea repeatedly.
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For me personally, it was helpful to watch. You're a prolific writer and I enjoy many of your pieces. Seeing how many times you need to edit a piece makes writing feel a bit more accessible. Helpful for a person that feels like their writing skills aren't up to snuff.
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This is awesome. Watching the thought process evolve, no, develop
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I built a similar tool for code: https://ourcodestories.com/markm208/Playlist/All … The differences are the ability to add comments about the evolution of the code and to add pics, screenshots, and video to the comments. These work best on a big screen. Use the >> button to move from comment to comment.
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I use these in place of textbooks for the CS courses I teach. I have 'books' on C++, Python, Clojure, React, and more. I am looking for feedback! I want them to be used by developers to make professional portfolios that allow them to guide others through their thought processes.
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That's probably the first thing I read from you. Saw it posted a while ago on HN. Thanks for all the essays, they are amazing!
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