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Ask HN: Tech blog – Why to do it and what to write about?

3 pointsby __beeabout 7 years ago
Hi, I am trying to build a technical blog, and I would like to know what do people expect and what write about. Do I need to share experiments ?. I am a backend engineer with focus on Data engineering. Do you have any recommendations, or examples ?

3 comments

fiftyacornabout 7 years ago
I think it comes down to what you want to achieve<p>I have a tech blog as my tech notebook. After years of loosing notebooks Ive found a blog the best solution to this.<p>So when I solve a problem I will write it up and then if its useful to others then fine
amirathiabout 7 years ago
Keep it simple. Just write about things that you find interesting. It could be a new library&#x2F;tool&#x2F;framework that you used&#x2F;built or how you solved a particular problem. What you genuinely find interesting is likely to be useful for other developers as well. E.g. I maintain this blog: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.amirathi.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.amirathi.com&#x2F;</a>
taprunabout 7 years ago
Building a technical blog answers the question &quot;How?&quot; I think you want to focus on &quot;Why?&quot; What is it that you want to achieve? Do you want to become famous, become seen by a group as an expert, make money? Think about the &quot;Why?&quot; and the &quot;What?&quot; should become a bit more obvious.