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Graphical Linear Algebra

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webprofusion ◴[] No.44527721[source]
This is nice, my main criticism would be that it uses the language "easy" and "simple" regularly which is a classic mistake in any instructive text (including docs etc).

If the reader was feeling a bit dumb and/or embarrassed that they didn't yet get the concept being explained then this will only make them feel worse and give up.

Language like that is often used to make things feel approachable and worry-free, but can have the opposite effect.

And never ever, ever write "obvious" in a doc explaining something, because if obviousness was at play they wouldn't be reading your doc.

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1. RamblingCTO ◴[] No.44529526[source]
The good ol' "this proof is trivial so we'll skip it" move.
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2. rurban ◴[] No.44531056[source]
He should have really used the good ol' QED instead, lol