ciphergoth comments on SotW: Be Specific - Less Wrong

37 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 03 April 2012 06:11AM

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Comment author: ciphergoth 03 April 2012 06:49:32AM 8 points [-]

Please don't overlook the value of including at least one sample problem or sample use-case!

The irony of having to spell that out on this post is killing me.

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 03 April 2012 02:15:58PM 6 points [-]

The irony of having to spell that out on this post is killing me.

How specifically is it killing you? :D

Comment author: MixedNuts 09 April 2012 04:42:37PM 3 points [-]

Softly, with his song.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 03 April 2012 08:41:50AM 2 points [-]

That's what I was thinking, more or less. A typology of the more commonly needed sorts of specificity would probably be very useful.