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My blog https://xeiaso.net https://xeiaso.net (source code: https://github.com/Xe/site https://github.com/Xe/site) and the stuff I've written for it ended up do

by xena 3y ago

My blog https://xeiaso.net https://xeiaso.net (source code: https://github.com/Xe/site https://github.com/Xe/site) and the stuff I've written for it ended up doing several things to help me get employed over the years: 1. Letting me have a place to write to get better at writing, which makes it easier to do my job in DevRel. 2. Lets me talk about all of the interesting projects I work on (eg: an AI novel writing experiment https://xeiaso.net/videos/2023/ai-hackathon/ https://xeiaso.net/videos/2023/ai-hackathon/) that people regularly find interesting. This gets people interested in wanting to employ me, which ends up working up well for me in the long run. Do side projects, but write about what you did and what you learned.

jessehorne 3y ago
I've heard from many that writing can help build credibility for hiring purposes. I have committed myself to writing at least something on all future projects because of this. Thanks for the tip. p.s your use of "Technophilosopher" and "chaos magician" to describe yourself is incredible
- xena 3y ago
  I've been meaning to write a longer rant about this, but I'm not an engineer. I'm a glorified product designer and marketer. Also every title is made up. Some are more made up than others.
  - flir 3y ago
    Data point for you: In Douglas Coupland's Microserfs the start-up team choose their own titles for their business cards (yes, business cards - it was written a long time ago). Two that I remember were "Personal Trainer" and "Crew Chief".
- mraza007 3y ago
  I have gotten very good engagement of my blog content as I write for fun sometimes I got to learn a lot of from folks who read my Content. Also if you don’t mind me asking How can a blog aid in finding or landing a job
  - xena 3y ago
    Become an expert in a thing, companies that need expertise in that thing will come knocking.
    - mraza007 3y ago
      Great advice thanks for sharing
strangelove026 3y ago
Stumbled on your blog the other day while trying to figure how to use tailwindcss with Go. Had seen other posts here and the. Also a tail scale fan. Thanks!
- xena 3y ago
  Thanks! I don't work there anymore though. I'm at fly.io now.

by xena 3y ago

jessehorne 3y ago

I've heard from many that writing can help build credibility for hiring purposes. I have committed myself to writing at least something on all future projects because of this. Thanks for the tip. p.s your use of "Technophilosopher" and "chaos magician" to describe yourself is incredible

xena 3y ago
I've been meaning to write a longer rant about this, but I'm not an engineer. I'm a glorified product designer and marketer. Also every title is made up. Some are more made up than others.
- flir 3y ago
  Data point for you: In Douglas Coupland's Microserfs the start-up team choose their own titles for their business cards (yes, business cards - it was written a long time ago). Two that I remember were "Personal Trainer" and "Crew Chief".
mraza007 3y ago
I have gotten very good engagement of my blog content as I write for fun sometimes I got to learn a lot of from folks who read my Content. Also if you don’t mind me asking How can a blog aid in finding or landing a job
- xena 3y ago
  Become an expert in a thing, companies that need expertise in that thing will come knocking.
  - mraza007 3y ago
    Great advice thanks for sharing

strangelove026 3y ago

Stumbled on your blog the other day while trying to figure how to use tailwindcss with Go. Had seen other posts here and the. Also a tail scale fan. Thanks!

xena 3y ago
Thanks! I don't work there anymore though. I'm at fly.io now.