5 weeks ago I set out to write at least an article on software development every day. What follows are the ups, downs, and lessons learned from tha...
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Great article Matt.
I also went from 2-4 readers per article to near 500 when I went to publications. And I like more the dev.to community (I get more comments and more insightful here)
But writing one post would kill me :)
Interesting article! I feel the same way about writing - if you want to maintain any kind of credibility, writing about anything forces you to research and learn new stuff, even if it's something you work with every day.
Thanks for the interesting content you've provided so far, I know reading your next posts will be at least as good and educating.
I'm happy to see that your writing has been beneficial and enjoyable for you.
I'm also glad you've been able to grow your reach and impact.
Consistency is so key, and also difficult (as you well know from writing while sick).
You're writing has been great and I enjoy seeing a notification every time you publish something.
I've been sticking to 1 post every Monday, in a niche topic/tech, with consistently long from content (7-15 minute read time).
I don't have much reach, or much impact outside of the tech (Kentico CMS), but I enjoy writing about it and I still get to write about software design in general.
I've gotten feedback from devs in the Kentico community that they've appreciated my writing, so that's a great motivator to continue.
I also will be speaking at the Kentico conference in Denver, CO next Tuesday, slotted in directly after the opening keynote... so that's awesome and exciting and definitely attributable to my writing.
I feel confident that your writing will get you your speaking spot at a conference, whether it's with the one you just applied to (CodeMash?) or another one later!
Congrats on your success!
Sean, you've personally been a highlight to me, having taught me of the existence of a number of things and having been a consistent encourager.
Columbus to Akron isn't too far and my wife's family is up in that area so I'm hopeful we'll cross paths in person sometime.
Thanks for sharing Matt, I've really enjoyed your posts on SQL Server this month
I'm definitely not done with those. I'm relatively weak in that area and need to learn a lot more to teach my team so we can all be better. Writing is a great way for me to learn.
Congrats on the shout out in this weeks Developer Avocados newsletter :D
Thanks! It's fun to see these aggregators I didn't even know existed and join a larger community.
Nice article, happy to see others get enthusiastic about this platform.