TLDRs go first or they lose their value
TLDR: TLDRs should be provided at the beginning of long content. Otherwise, what's the point?
Have you found yourself reading a long blog post or documentation entry just find a "TLDR" section at the end?
I know I did.
TLDR stands for "Too Long, Didn't Read" and serves as a way to provide a brief summary of what the bigger content is about.
The point of having such a thing in your content is to say something along the lines of:
"hey, this post is long, if you're not interested in reading the whole thing, this is a summary".
However, if you're placing this at the end, you're almost forcing me to read your content before getting what I came here for: the answer to whatever question I had for which you might provide the answer.
Even if I search for the term "tldr" or quickly scroll past your long content, I still have to remember that your article might have this summary section and actually look for it.
Have a thought or counterpoint on this?
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