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I've kept a blog for almost 20 years now. I think author missed #8: I've personally benefited so much from the writings shared by others that it feels amiss to
by CharlieDigital 2y ago
I've kept a blog for almost 20 years now.
I think author missed #8: I've personally benefited so much from the writings shared by others that it feels amiss to not share back things I've learned and little tips and tricks. One of my most viewed blog posts is a really short and simple one on simulating drag-and-drop of files with Playwright automation. I found no such information when I ran into this problem so the only logical thing to do was to share it for the next person that ran into this issue.
I always encourage devs I mentor to write more and to share what they learn. For all of the reasons that the author listed, but also because it's a mechanism to give back to the community that all of us rely on whether we're writing code, making a recipe, doing a craft, learning a new hobby, etc.
A lot of younger devs tell me "why would anyone want to read my writing" and I show them YouTube and how many different videos there are on how to make a pancake (and more are added every day!). There's a different audience for every voice and someone out there is looking for your voice. Everyone should make a habit to write in long form.
- kstrauser 2y agoI never can tell what will resonate, either. My top posts getting traffic right now: - How to fix a Casper Glow Light charger - What I think about various email apps’ privacy policies - How to put FreeDOS on a USB stick on a Mac Why those got popular is beyond me. I’m just glad someone else but me found them useful.
- geerlingguy 2y agoHeh, similar sentiment... I just post things because I like having my own 'open notebook' that I can search easily, and the most popular post, by far, is about how to sync a shared Google Calendar with mac/iOS. I only had to do it once, but the process was so simple yet undocumented, I thought I'd post it on my blog. And now, for an entire decade, that post is basically Google's own documentation, since it's the top result for this common problem.
- Brajeshwar 2y ago20-years ago, I wrote about India’s National Anthem - Jai Hind. I think because of a new video that was popular then. My blog is at the top on Google when searching for “jai hind lyrics”. This shoots up really high, especially around India’s independence day. I think more and more people these days need to look up the lyric to sing. Google keep reminding me that this is one of the best performing page visits. So, I have updated it to include more information that will be useful to those looking for it.