As someone who thoroughly enjoys ice cream, and distributed systems, this post was really enjoyable to me.
Is there a name for this kind of prose that intermingles technical facts, math, and narrative? I find that it does resonate with a specific kind of audience. On the other hand, one can overdo it, and make their work cryptic beyond recognition (http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/lamport/pubs/l...).
I found this article obtuse in that, at least for me, the metaphor clouds the individual notions... each arguably relatively simple when presented carefully and considered in strict isolation.
Is there a name for this kind of prose that intermingles technical facts, math, and narrative? I find that it does resonate with a specific kind of audience. On the other hand, one can overdo it, and make their work cryptic beyond recognition (http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/lamport/pubs/l...).