Chapter Two: Code and Technical Writing
Writing About Code
Sometimes we need to show code examples. Here's a simple JavaScript function:
function greetReader(name) {
return `Hello, ${name}! Welcome to the book.`;
}
const message = greetReader("Reader");
console.log(message);
We can also write inline code like const x = 42 within our paragraphs.
Python Examples
Here's a Python example for calculating reading time:
def calculate_reading_time(text, words_per_minute=200):
word_count = len(text.split())
minutes = word_count / words_per_minute
return round(minutes, 1)
book_text = "Your book content here..."
print(f"Reading time: {calculate_reading_time(book_text)} minutes")