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How to Write a Great Research Paper

Talkat PLMW @ ICFP 2023 · on Monday, 2023-09-04· [documentation]
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Start writing the paper as soon as an idea appears so writing drives the research rather than waiting for finished results; state a single key idea early, give a concrete example or code snippet, then expand into formal details; put a one‑page introduction listing contributions with forward refs (each claim must be refutable and traceable); move related work later, use short examples and figures to teach intuition, iterate with “guinea pig” readers for targeted feedback, treat reviewer comments as precious data and simplify until the idea reproduces on a whiteboard.

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  1. 0:00Introduction
  2. 3:48Why writing matters
  3. 8:01Paper-driven research
  4. 14:49Key idea communication
  5. 25:21Paper structure
  6. 38:24Related work placement
  7. 46:51Reader-friendly examples
  8. 54:54Refining with feedback
  9. 1:00:30Q&A
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