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Style guide #232
Style guide #232
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I agree with all the items but a few, and have also a few questions.
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- Do not use "once" to mean "after," as in "Once the system shuts down, you can safely remove the drive." | ||
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- Avoid Latinate abbreviations like e.g. and i.e. |
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why??
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Because it's clearer writing style to not use such abbreviations. "For example" is clearer than "e.g." and "i.e." usually doesn't provide a clear connection between two thoughts.
We could enrich this guide with pragmatic rules, such as: in the beginning of each tutorial, clearly mention what versions are used for each tool involved. This ensures more robustness in time. Or maybe this is not a style issue? |
Co-authored-by: NicNomadic <[email protected]>
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very needed, very good! 👏🏻
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LGMT
Yes, that could be good follow-up: standards for tutorials, diagrams, code samples, descriptions of tools and programs, and page structure. |
Style guide for Tezos docs based on things I've observed. Very open to suggestions here.
This guide does not take a stance on US English vs. British English. en_US is more popular but en_GB would be fine because TriliTech is a British-based company.
Preview: https://docs-staging-git-style-guide-trili-tech.vercel.app/reference/style-guide