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Discussion on: what language should I write my programming blog post in?

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aurel kurtula • Edited

I'd say forget about the audience reach! I feel a blog will give you much more than fame!

Or rather, fame may come or may not, however the other advantages are guaranteed. I'm talking about you gaining writing skills, you learning things in detail for the sake of explaining them, you might build a community which you could leverage and few other things which I'm sure I forgot.

So check your priorities. Are you going to always be in France? Do French companies use English, would you ever want to dive into professional writing?

When you code with which language do you think in. I know you might think in French, but I mean when you are coding, do you feel it would help if your English was better?

Also do you feel that there is a lack of programming education in France (informal education: blogs and the like), or do all french kids speak English. And, do you feel a desire to teach people. - I don't know anything about France and French people, or how none English speaking people learn to code - but in your experience do you believe French none English speakers could learn to code.

What I am saying is reaching much larger audience is not a good goal! Forget about that goal. The other things I mentioned are more important, they are all about you (and/or your community). Start blogging by serving yourself!

If you think you'll work abroad and you need your English improving or if it's easier to explain code in English, then write English.

If you want to improve your french writing skills, if you benefit from explaining things in French, if you have a desire to teach french people how to code, then write French.

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Espoir Murhabazi

Thanks a lot, think I will go with both

When I want to explain things in French and teach french people to code I will do it in French,

And for works and improve my English writing skills I will do in English..