cristianMD7's comments

This is very good suggestion, thanks. I'm in the process of rewriting some sections of the sample and will update the 'librarian' part.

Thank you so much for your support and for signing up for the newsletter.

I like the idea of offering an immediate reward after signing up. Unfortunately, I don't have it set up just yet, but it's now in my to-do list.

By the way, as a tech worker who went through the immigration process a few years ago, I completely understand. It wasn't exactly a joyride, although I consider myself lucky because my examiner didn't mind not fully understanding what I do at my job.

Once again, a big thank you for your support! Get ready for some fantastic content coming your way in the upcoming newsletters!

Thanks for the suggestions! I really like the idea of adding an 'ask me' feature, and I'll definitely think about how to implement it. Right now, I'm working on creating an About Us page to share more about the team behind this project. I agree that the design could be improved, but I wanted to launch something quickly to validate the idea.

Once again, I appreciate your advice. It's really helpful, and I'll take it into consideration as I continue to develop and make enhancements.

Not so different, we provide a similar service.

Thanks a million for the encouragement! I really appreciate your uplifting words.

You're absolutely right, ChatGPT can do this if someone has the curiosity and motivation to ask it for explanations. However, in my experience working with my clients, I haven't seen them utilize it in this way. Just a couple of months ago, when I discussed optimizing the application and mentioned APIs, they had no understanding of how they work. Even if I were to ask them today, I doubt they would have much knowledge on the subject. Would they read a well-formatted email, that they paid to get, to understand what's an API and how it works? I hope yes and I should find out with this project.

I'm not trying to be purposefully unclear. I launched this product today to the public, used it only for a couple of my clients until now. There was no need to integrate any LLM API's because it's not worth it yet the effort. If there is enough interest and people are asking a lot of questions, then I can build something that can scale.

Human written at the moment. I know I can't scale it that way, but if I get to a point where I get too many email, I will explore using OpenAI API's.

This is mainly for managers and directors to get in on the action of understanding tech terms. My theory is that if I send them nicely formatted emails that are short enough to keep them interested, but packed with enough info to quickly grasp the basics of a tech term, they'll be able to understand it when they come across it again.

This isn't an instant explanation hotline for tech terms they encounter right now (for that you have Google and GPT), but more like a learning resource to get better at understanding tech jargon.

Currently, I am not using OpenAI's APIs for this project, at least not at the moment. My primary focus is on validating the idea and gauging interest. Scaling is something I haven't given much thought to yet. I appreciate your reminder about Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, I will definitely update it if I end up using OpenAI's API.

I completely agree with you on the importance of developers being able to read and understand others' code and documentation. It's an essential part of their job. However, the focus of my newsletter is a bit different. It caters to a specific audience: managers and directors, who may not need to learn programming but need to at least understand what a server is for example.

Thank you! Will get that fixed asap

I appreciate your feedback. There are some really great writers on Substack that provide tech topics from their subjective expertise, and as you, I'm also interested in that. This newsletter is trying to achieve a different goal.

Congrats on learning web development! ChatGPT can indeed be super helpful when learning programming, I wish I had access to such a tool back in my days when I was learning it. A lot of people I'm working with are not using it in such a form, and maybe my newsletter can help them learn some of those terms.

Thank you for your feedback. I haven't thought about scaling too much yet, would like to validate the idea the first. I'm not sure how to present a sample email without sending it directly to the user's inbox. I could probably have a PDF that anyone can download, will explore this idea.

I really appreciate your comment, and the analogy with the "word of the day" is spot-on. My target audience consists of individuals who may not be specifically interested in learning programming, but who would benefit from understanding tech jargon in their day-to-day work.

From my experience working with managers and directors, I've noticed that they often lack the time and motivation to get into technical terms and concepts on their own. However, I believe that by receiving an email that presents information in a simple and easily digestible manner, hopefully they can quickly scan through the content and hopefully derive some value from it.

Thank you for the feedback. I totally understand that sending random topics to someone's inbox may not the best approach. Maybe in the future I will create a guided plan or a customizable learning path where users can select specific topics of interest.

Thanks for the question, it's a good one.

Unlike the Simple English Wikipedia, which covers a bunch of topics in a traditional encyclopedia format, we're laser-focused on tech. We dive deep into tech terms, giving you concise explanations that cut through the noise. We're all about keeping it relevant, practical, and accessible to everyone. But the best part is that we're not just sending you information and leaving you hanging. If something isn't clear or you have questions, just hit that reply button in our email. We're here to chat and give you personalized explanations.