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i posted a blog (server's now offline though) on a technical topic and it sat on the frontpage of hacker news for about half a day, totaling about 100 points on
by woodrowbarlow 2y ago
i posted a blog (server's now offline though) on a technical topic and it sat on the frontpage of hacker news for about half a day, totaling about 100 points on HN; within a week i noticed a surge of messages from recruiters. most were, of course, useless bulk mailers but i did end up following through with one promising lead and made a good step up for my career. in my case i wouldn't say it opened new doors, per se, just made some doorways bigger.
- woodrowbarlow 2y agoregarding your final question, about whether or not to maintain a professional tone -- in my case, i didn't try very hard to seem professional. i used my all-lowercase style, informal constructions, mild humor. but the content was deeply technical.