Call me crazy, but if you can't explain the idea in 10 pages or less, you don't ...

SJC_Hacker · 2026-09-29T20:37:56

Wiles proof of Fermats last theorem was over 100 pages

raddan · 2026-09-29T21:01:54

There are obviously exceptions (e.g., the specification for the Java programming language is well over 100 pages [1] and is extremely low on filler), but most ideas don't work like this. In my area, 10 pages really is enough most of the time.

[1] https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se17/html/index.htm...