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Discussion on: I want to start writing about development, but I’m a beginner. Is this is a bad idea?

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Abbas Cyclewala

I would say start small and see how the community reacts to it and do it now.

What if people react badly to it? Well most tech people will just call out you are wrong, so ask them for their suggestions. This will broaden your perspective and knowledge.

What if people react nicely to it? Go post more 😊

Being ingenious in creating new solutions is something not many people can do. So if you have an approach and you feel it is not talked about, take the spotlight and share it with the world.

No one is born as an expert writer, but all expert writers did start somewhere.

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Abbas Cyclewala

Also another tip, always be welcoming to suggestions, and don't make it sound like this is the only right way or this is the best way. It should be more like how we handled it and how we benefitted from it. As long as your post is not opinionated, people don't take offense of it.

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Chris Gustin

Adding on to this as a dev who has wanted to dip into writing for awhile but struggles with some of the same doubts: I’ve learned a ton from just hanging out here regularly, seeing what sort of posts get traction, leaving comments, and seeing what sort of comments get responses.

Just doing that has made me more comfortable with the community, and given me a bunch of jump-off topics when I do decide to start writing.

And overall, don’t rush into it but don’t wait too long (like I did) either. Know what you want to get from it, write from the heart, aim to create value for your audience, and you’ll do great :)