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I don't think these are very good reasons to blog. He's assuming he'll definitely get a lot of readership, specifically from his coworkers. That's not really a

by lbarrow 14y ago

I don't think these are very good reasons to blog. He's assuming he'll definitely get a lot of readership, specifically from his coworkers. That's not really a reasonable assumption. Steve Yegge wrote a great essay on why people should write blogs (https://sites.google.com/site/steveyegge2/you-should-write-blogs https://sites.google.com/site/steveyegge2/you-should-write-b...) that hits on many of my own thoughts on the topic. His basic argument is: * Writing blogs clarifies your thinking and improves you writing skills * All the reasons people usually give to not write blogs are bad What more needs to be said?

hkmurakami 14y ago
>He's assuming he'll definitely get a lot of readership, specifically from his coworkers. That's not really a reasonable assumption. IMO coworkers asking one another questions about various topics regarding general programming stuff happens pretty frequently (especially regarding gotchas), so I think his justification is pretty reasonable. (you often end up having to write emails explaining these sorts of things anyways, so you might as well just have a blog post you can point to).
- jseliger 14y ago
  Right. I'd also add that many of my own blog posts start from e-mails or random conversations. In the case of e-mail, it's often a fairly straightforward transition to a post.