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As a sibling has said, writing to maximise engagement is a different beast from writing “well”. I’m sure some “growth hacker” types would argue for defining “well” in a way that’s quantifiable, hence the confusion.

I personally find that style very annoying. It’s especially popular on LinkedIn. When I notice that I’m reading some vertically-set essay, it’s my cue to stop scrolling and stay off LinkedIn for the next month.

Thanks for the link. The original implementation of getcwd resolving .. until it loops is a delightful piece of cleverness I wasn’t aware of.

This type of simple, clever design is what’s prompted me to pick up “the unix programming environment”, though I’m sure most of what it talks about it outdated. It’s been a fun read so far!