Short sentences make the reader focus on the key point.

Lists and tables change complicated concepts easy to understand.

Short sentences

• Focus each sentence on a single idea.
• Convert some long sentences to lists.
• Eliminate or reduce extraneous words.
• Reduce subordinate clauses. (optional)

I prefer to code in Java and Python because Java is a strong type of language. Strong type is clean and easy to understand, Python can do many things, just like to write web crawlers, machine learning, and several useful tools.
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I use two strong type languages:

• Java: mobile app, web…
• Python: crawler, machine learning…

Strong type languages are easy to understand.

Lists and tables

• Choose the correct type of list.
• Keep list items parallel.
• Start numbered list items with imperative verbs.
• Punctuate items appropriately.
• Create useful tables.
• Introduce each list and table.

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How to Make Fortune Cookies:

1. Start by whipping egg whites, melted butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract until frothy
2. Add flour, and whip until the flour just disappears
3. Shape the batter into small circles on a silicone mat, and notice how thin they are
4. Bake until the circles are slightly golden on the edges, then quickly fold the circles in half with the fortune inside, and bring the ends down over the lip of a cup

This series of articles is extracted from Google Technical Writing Courses.

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