Talk:Computer architecture

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I'm worried about this page and a few others (one that I revised already) that 216.237.32.xxx has entered in today. They are suspiciously too good and comprehensive. I'm sure they are copied from somewhere, but I couldn't find them with a search engine. -- ansible

I'm -very- flattered. However, it's just me. Ray Van De Walker,

and I have assented to GPL my writing in the Wikipedia. If you really like it, add it to the "good writing" link! (Something which I think would be unethical for me to do as author.)

Short description now *too* short?

@Whiteguru: You changed the short description from "Set of rules and methods that describe the functionality, organization, and implementation of computer systems" to just "Set of rules and methods".

Computer architectures are not the only sets of rules and methods in existence; is that short description too short, so as not to say anything about what computer architectures, in particular, are? Guy Harris (talk) 20:46, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

@Guy Harris: With short descriptions, we have a situation where we are aiming to have a maximum of 40 characters. The driving reason is that the short description is displayed on the mobile access to the article in a search result. 65% of access to Wikipedia is now via mobile devices or tablets. So we have that objective to display a short description that is readable on the mobile device. Descriptions over 40 characters get chopped off. With your forbearance, I ask, "What would you suggest?" --Whiteguru (talk) 22:19, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

@Whiteguru: "Set of rules describing computer system". 39 characters. Guy Harris (talk) 22:36, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

@Guy Harris: Well scribed! --Whiteguru (talk) 01:50, 8 July 2021 (UTC)