I'm really interested what are the different reason that people here are writing and sharing content?
For me it's both wanting to better understand those topics that I write about, but also meeting other devs and seeing what they're doing.
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To make sure I know what I think I know, usually.
Me too!. Quite help me on mapping things up, and sometime, I found out I didn't know enough things I thought I would be, and knowing more on things I didn't quite understand. You should read this post overreacted.io/things-i-dont-know-... by Dan Abramov
Indeed, trying to explain something can show you where your gaps in knowledge are. For me it's about the frontend workflow that I'm writing an article on, and there is some stuff I kind of understood but was surprised how much more there is when I looked closer.
Is there something that surprised you to learn about while writing?
Honestly, I almost always learn something in the process of writing. One example that sticks out was when putting together How To Make A Makefile. I'd been using syntax like
$(OBJ): $(BUILDDIR)/%.o : $(SOURCEDIR)/%.cpp, but didn't fully understand what the difference between that and the regular rule syntax was. That led me to learn about static pattern rules, which led to both a more thorough personal understanding and a more thorough article.Ditto! Blogging also helps create visibility with the tech community too.
I write to improve my writing and communication skills.
Hmm.. For me it's mostly personal branding and building it as a side hustle to earn money in my niche
Oh nice, how long have you been doing it Max?
Also is there a topic that you like writing about?
It's about a 1 year+ I mostly focus on documenting my developer journey plus topics on Startup, Web development and Python.
I thought it might be good to write as I encountered a few developers within Python User Group in Singapore who works within the startup ecosystem.
They usually won't talk about it much as they are busy in their startup or are freelancing to teach or build projects in Python.
I don't know really, I guess I just like helping people. I write on Dev to drive traffic to CodeTips, but that doesn't give me any monetary benefit.
That's great. Is there an article you're really proud of?
I'm probably most proud of Translation and Types, on CodeTips, but I also did some articles on Blockchain on a different site that I was also proud of.
How about you?
(Most of my reasons are similar to others)
It's mostly:
Haven't gotten around to writing a post on all the above but these are the reasons off the top of my head :p