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Jay Jeckel

Great article. The whole thing is very on point.

I have so much respect for those with English as a second (or more) language, as more often than not they at least try to be as correct as their skill level allows. If English is your native language and you don't put any effort into your writing, it is only natural to assume your coding is equally low effort and sloppy. Just as coding is recoding, writing is rewriting, so proofread, proofread, and proofread again before hitting that submit button. At the end of the day, mistakes are fine, but lack of effort isn't.

My biggest complaint about content on this site is the shameless companies treating the place like their own personal billboard. For example, grab any article with SEO in the title and I'll bet money it is going to be an overly long, buzzword filled mess that ultimately says nothing and ends with a link to their company SEO services; because why teach people something when instead you can make the topic seem confusing and trick a few people into paying for your services. Next to that, I'm fine with yet another person that legitimately wants to share the awesome VS extensions they think no one else has ever heard of.

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Shaquil Maria

If English is your native language and you don't put any effort into your writing, it is only natural to assume your coding is equally low effort and sloppy.

I can only laugh at this🤣 but for real, props to all the bilingual people out there!

At the end of the day, mistakes are fine, but lack of effort isn't.

Words of the wise🧙‍♂️

Thank you for reading!