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The Science of Scientific Writing

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Description

This is the most succinct explanation of how to write from the readers perspective.

The Science of Scientific Writing, by George D. Gopen and Judith A. Swan
-- https://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~swanson/papers/science-of-writing.pdf

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reviewing the linked PDF and the repository's existing resource structure, then clarify where this resource belongs and what acceptance criteria apply; done would be a documented, accepted addition in the agreed location.

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Assessment

Domain
content
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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