4 ms·
I started writing a book to teach myself Rust but ended up teaching myself how to write. I've found that I have a much deeper understanding of the language now
by mprovost 3y ago
I started writing a book to teach myself Rust but ended up teaching myself how to write. I've found that I have a much deeper understanding of the language now because I have to actually explain things in detail, and not just get the program to compile and move on. But I would say that the biggest side effect has been learning to write well. That has turned out to be much more impactful to my career than learning Rust.
- podgorniy 3y ago> That has turned out to be much more impactful to my career than learning Rust. Could it be that people assume you know rust if you write a book about rust?
- mprovost 3y agoI would also assume so but then I suppose that it's basically impossible at this point to avoid a leetcode interview where you have to prove that you can solve Fizzbuzz, even if you've literally written a book on the language. But my goal wasn't to get a job writing Rust in the first place.