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Link to the actual page, instead of the blogspam version: http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/203471/why-do-most-programming-languages-only-support-r

Link to the actual page, instead of the blogspam version: http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/203471/why-do-most-programming-languages-only-support-returning-a-single-value-from-a-f http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/203471/why-do...

Argorak 13y ago
I am not sure whether I would call this specific instance blogspam. It is a curated series arstechnica runs together with stackoverflow that presents the most interesting excerpts.
- oneeyedpigeon 13y ago
  It's pretty worthless, whatever you choose to call it. For one, it adds nothing to the original SO page - no commentary, insight, etc. For another, it doesn't update dynamically, so is already out of date. It's now just duplicating information that will no doubt be refined, so is pretty much having a net-negative effect - exactly the kind of content SO was originally set up to improve upon / obsolete.
  - malnourish 13y ago
    I'm unfortunately finding Ars more and more like this. Where I once went for novel tech insight and reviews, I now see posts ''curated'' from around the web, and a growing lifehacker-esque quality.
    - eli 13y ago
      Curation is fine, it's hyperbolic posts like this one [1] that appear to value publishing first of getting it right. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6896378 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6896378
  - Argorak 13y ago
    That might be true for you, but that still doesn't make it blogspam, necessarily. Content curation is a tried and true technique that some people love. I like reading the SO articles by arstechnica because I don't have to sift through the whole thread _and_ because they are stable, so you know what you link to. YMMV, but it is definitely more than just copying and excerpt and setting a link, especially as the orginal platform is involved.

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Link to the actual page, instead of the blogspam version: http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/203471/why-do-most-programming-languages-only-support-r

by computer 13y ago

Argorak 13y ago
I am not sure whether I would call this specific instance blogspam. It is a curated series arstechnica runs together with stackoverflow that presents the most interesting excerpts.
- oneeyedpigeon 13y ago
  It's pretty worthless, whatever you choose to call it. For one, it adds nothing to the original SO page - no commentary, insight, etc. For another, it doesn't update dynamically, so is already out of date. It's now just duplicating information that will no doubt be refined, so is pretty much having a net-negative effect - exactly the kind of content SO was originally set up to improve upon / obsolete.
  - malnourish 13y ago
    I'm unfortunately finding Ars more and more like this. Where I once went for novel tech insight and reviews, I now see posts ''curated'' from around the web, and a growing lifehacker-esque quality.
    - eli 13y ago
      Curation is fine, it's hyperbolic posts like this one [1] that appear to value publishing first of getting it right. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6896378 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6896378
  - Argorak 13y ago
    That might be true for you, but that still doesn't make it blogspam, necessarily. Content curation is a tried and true technique that some people love. I like reading the SO articles by arstechnica because I don't have to sift through the whole thread _and_ because they are stable, so you know what you link to. YMMV, but it is definitely more than just copying and excerpt and setting a link, especially as the orginal platform is involved.