Sample Blog Editing Notes

The notes below are my blog editing notes for the first draft of Tyler Cipriani’s article, “The future of large files in Git is Git.”

I worked with Tyler to:

• Reach a clearer understanding of his target audience

• Focus the post on practical lessons the reader can apply

• Find a structure that feels clear and intuitive

Tyler’s finished article enjoyed a strongly positive reception:

• Reached the #1 position on Hacker News with 550+ upvotes

• Reached the #1 position on Lobsters

• Reached the #1 position on the /r/git subreddit

What’s working well

Broadly relevant topic

I love the topic because it’s relevant to a large number of developers, especially on places like Hacker News.