Blog Writing? Developers Should Steer Clear
Get Code Done
Listen. I’ve been a developer for a good few years. Now I’m blogging regularly.
In both domains, I’ve seen trends come and go. Programming methodologies pass like the wind. Languages evolve and morph into something entirely different than their starting point.
Now I see a new wave of thought that engineers should be writers for their development.
I’m here to offer the definitive perspective.
Why “they” think engineers should waste their time writing
Let me get this straight. Software engineers should spend their time doing software engineering.
As weird an idea as that is.
So why on earth would anyone want software engineers to spend their time writing?
To help organize your brain
The so-called proponents of writing argue that you can use it to organize your brain. Cement knowledge they say.
Let me tell you something. I’ve written thousands of lines of code and can’t remember any of them.
