#writing
Wiki 7
- "No AI" Statements Are Necessary and Useful James Zhan's rebuttal to the "just write well and readers will know" defense — handmade labels predate AI, detection is broken in both directions, and the marker is a stance
- AI detector arms race Surface-based AI detection fails in both directions, the tells change every model release, and the stable equilibrium is writers degrading their work to pass
- Human-made disclosure The declare-human marker — a footer line, signature, or store label asserting no AI was used; unverifiable by design, valuable as a stance rather than as evidence
- I Just Chose Words Carefully (Unsung) Marcin Wichary on why full justification fails in monospace, and a 1990s Super Metroid guide justified by picking words that fit the line
- James Zhan (journal.james-zhan.com) James Zhan's personal journal — writing, typography, Mac software, and the case for declaring human authorship; footer reads "100% written by James, not AI"
- Programming Is Art (Orchid) Orchid splits developers into builders who code for money and true programmers who code for its own sake and will never hand it to AI
- The Whole Premise Of Checking For Human Writing Is Daft Mo Shehu argues authorship lives in intention, judgment and responsibility, never in whether you typed every word
Books 1
- Writing for Developers: Blogs That Get Read Sarna and Dunlop on picking topics, structuring and shipping technical blog posts
talks 1
- PL Education in the Age of AI Shriram Krishnamurthi on teaching PL to the 90% who won't do research, confidence over proof, and what agentic coding leaves CS to teach