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Writing plays many roles in science. We use it to record events and clarify our thinking. We use it to communicate to our colleagues, as we explain concepts and discuss our work. And we use it to add to scientific knowledge, by contributing to books, journals, and conference proceedings.
This writing seemeth to me  ...  not much better than the noise or sound which musicians make while they are in tuning their instruments.
Francis Bacon
The Advancement of Learning
No tale is so good that it can’t be spoiled in the telling.
Proverb
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Which is why codes of scientific conduct typically require that scientists not publicize their discoveries until after the work has been refereed.
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Zobel, J. (2014). Introduction. In: Writing for Computer Science. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6639-9_1
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