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My Top 5 Reasons to Write as a Programmer

Simon Holdorf on September 11, 2020

I get asked frequently by fellow programmers why I started writing online and if they should do the same. Let me tell you one thing right from the ...
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jizavala

Hello!

I always wanted to be a writter, but I think there is enough people doing blogs with tutorials, and with what I start I think writting the basis of python or react is something that I think is a drop in the ocean, it is true that even a tutorial of the basics of python can help others.

I say this cause I don't have the background or do things like lets see which framework has a better performance my knowledge is not so deep with this topics, idk maybe I just want to write but at the same time I don't want to.

Thanks for the article you give something to think :D

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Simon Holdorf

Hey Jizavala,
I suggest you just write down what you learn and let others decide if it helps them or not. And don't let the fact that most of the stuff has already been written discourage you. That's no problem at all!

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jizavala

Thank you for your advice.

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Andrew Baisden

Agreed I also think that its good for learning and documentation. Like when you learn how to create something and then you write a guide which is both useful for you and other developers to follow. It makes you a more rounded developer in my opinion.

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Simon Holdorf

Yeah, you get the point :)

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Abdisalan

Writing also helps me get my ideas out and lets me know I haven't been doing nothing all year 😁
I love being able to look back and think, look at all I did! It's also nice when you completely forget you completed a project and are delighted to read the post again!

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Simon Holdorf

That's spot on, Abdisalan!

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Sabarish Rajamohan

I'm starting out as a programmer and I had a feeling that I should start writing. Your post helps me provide better clarity. Thanks much..

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Simon Holdorf

Hey Sabarish, thanks for reading it and all the best on your journey!

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Sabarish Rajamohan

Thanks Simon!

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Swastik Baranwal

I agree with all your reasons! Beginners should absolutely read this.

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Simon Holdorf

Thank you, Swastik. Comments like yours are what keep me motivated even more to write for the community! 🙏

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Sooraj (PS)

This is a great article. Recently I also have taken up the habit of putting out whatever I have learnt or developed, be it very simple or complex in the form of writing.

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Simon Holdorf

Thanks a lot, Sooraj, glad you like it!

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Thu Nghiem

Oh I didn’t know you can make that much with writing blogs. I started to write blogs just for devchallenges. Now I have more reasons 😄 Thanks for the article

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Simon Holdorf

Thanks and good luck with your future posts :)

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Shaiju T

Below is another podcast:

How developers can become successful writers

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