Checking and updating bios/profiles

[Kevlin Henney]

Hi,

Just to let you know that I changed the layout and labelling of the
bio pages slightly:

http://programmer.97things.oreilly.com/wiki/index.php/Contributor_Profile_Outline

I've made a pass through and updated all the bios linked from

http://programmer.97things.oreilly.com/wiki/index.php/Contributors

Apart from some occasional formatting and punctuation, I haven't
changed the bio information. Please check, however, that this is the
case. Also confirm that all your details are in place, up to date and
conform to the updated editing guidelines:

- Bios ideally less than 100 words, and no more than 200 words in length.
- No subsection headings or bullets in the bios.
- Photo or other associated image is present and has sufficient resolution.
- Your contact details are present and up to date.

Any questions, please ask away.

Many thanks!

Kevlin
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[Yechiel M. Kimchi]

Shalom Kevlin,

 

Thanks again for your advice.

When you have the time (I saw you were busy) I'll appreciate

comments and suggestions of how to further shorten it

- currently it is 750 worsd (2nd version - a complete rewrite - was 990 words and this one is a shortenning of it) and was renamed "Coding with Reason".

 

I know that sentences like "the simplest example is sending a C++ style vector rather than an array and its length"  or "(the old rule of 24 lines is still true — nothing has changed in human perception and comprehension since the 1960's, only screen size and resolution have)."

are not parts of the arguments - but they make my arguments more convincing (or, at least, so I think).

 

I'm still working on it - even before reading the timing change :-)

Thanks a lot

Yechiel

 

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[Kevlin Henney]

Hi,

> Thanks again for your advice.

No problem!

> When you have the time (I saw you were busy) I'll appreciate
> comments and suggestions of how to further shorten it
> - currently it is 750 worsd (2nd version - a complete rewrite - was 990
> words and this one is a shortenning of it) and was renamed "Coding with
> Reason".

I saw you'd rewritten it to under 1000. Well done on getting to 750!

> I know that sentences like "the simplest example is sending a C++ style
> vector rather than an array and its length"  or "(the old rule of 24 lines
> is still true — nothing has changed in human perception and comprehension
> since the 1960's, only screen size and resolution have)."
> are not parts of the arguments - but they make my arguments more convincing
> (or, at least, so I think).

They read well enough, so I wouldn't think specifically of shortening those.

I will try to have a look this evening when I'm at the airport.

Thanks,

[Yechiel M. Kimchi]

Kevlin, I appreciate your help a lot.

Thanks again

Yechiel

[Steve Berczuk]

Should we populate the contributions section, or will that happen magically ? :)

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[Kevlin Henney]

2009/9/24 Steve Berczuk <steve....@gmail.com>:

>
> Should we populate the contributions section, or will that happen magically ? :)

This is one of those things your parents should have told you: there's
no such thing as magic ;-)

[Jason P Sage]

LOL - I Like working with people with a sense of humor.
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