On: Beejs Guide to Unix IPC

[acqq]

Am I the only one who doesn't like the "funny sounding" titles and subtitles in technical writing? I know it got fashionable decades ago in computer magazines but it's really annoying, at least for me, in any text that is not a really short article, since the titles in longer texts should be used for a reference and not "to make the popular article appear less boring."

How do you use fork? "Oh, just look under the title "I'm mentally prepared! Give me The Button!"" --- what the heck!?

[asyncdork → acqq]

Yes, you are the only one. Get a textbook instead.

[beej71 → acqq]

3.6 What's With These Ooompty Goofty Section Titles?

Luckily for you, there are piles of books and web docs that are totally written in your style. :) I take no offense--it's not for everyone.

And it was actually written over a decade ago, so there is that... but I'll probably keep writing the same way anyhow.