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I am a good developer, and even better communicator. That said, I have no interest in social media. It just seems so forced.

• Traster 6y ago
  Let's face it, it's not much to do with being a good communicator. People don't go on twitter because they want to be more effective at communicating, they go on twitter because that's where the audience is despite it being a terrible place for communicating complex issues. (Here, let me link you to that 27 tweet thread, which, inexplicably, is 27 separate posts instead of a single post because we're insane).
  • AmericanChopper 6y ago
    The whole post honestly just sounded like he was jealous of the attention the ‘thought leaders’ were getting. Not only is jealous a petty thing to be, but that’s a particularly petty thing to be jealous of.
  • loa_in_ 6y ago
    On the other hand it's pretty smart because if you are looking for feedback where is exactly a place for feedback every 140 characters or so
• sys_64738 6y ago
  The likes of twitter is a marketing tool IMO. I'm not interested in it as it's a waste of time.
• valand 6y ago
  Attention is power, even in the context of software development. Social media is where attention is abundant if you know how to look for it. Devs should get better at communicating and self-marketing. It does not need to be an over the top marketing and self branding, in fact you shouldn't do that. Recruiters, supervisors, founders, and everyone who need devs (and any other kind of specialists) need to up their bullshit filter game.