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Anzhelika Maximovic
Anzhelika Maximovic

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Writers problems

For some time, I've been writing articles on different platforms just to share things I understand better, but I'm often confused about how well they are written and how I can make them better. This is one of the articles that makes me doubt most of all, so if somebody has some free time, I'll ask you to check it out briefly and tell me what you think because the feedback is what puts everything on a higher level. Press

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Rostyslav

To write high-quality and useful articles, you need to be at least as specialist with some experience.
Why with experience, because in the process of work you come across different code behavior on different devices and platforms or got some interesting expertises.
You wrote that you are just teaching and are already writing articles.
It probably makes sense to think about how useful your articles can be to the community and whether you can then be proud of them and show them to others.
IMHO, an article with a few lines and an incomprehensible picture is looks as like empty thing.

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Anzhelika Maximovic

It’s ok. Thank you for your opinion. I appreciate it anyway, because when you get feedback, you start being better. I agree with you 100%. But the thing is, I'm not writing for people who are well experienced, I'm writing for people who are on their way to exploring, and on this way, you have to realize that something that seems difficult for you may be quite easy. The best advice for somebody who just started can come from somebody who started a while ago.
I'm absolutely sure that everything is quite easy if you can explain the basics, right? So anyway, I will continue doing what I am doing because I am writing the way I would like to read

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Rostyslav

Hi.
You can write any posts, no one forbids anyone anything.
It’s just that, in my opinion, the material should contain useful and constructive information for the rest of the community.
And your post was with one picture and a few lines in the style here was Angelica the Great, an aspiring developer, lol.
Thank you for your understanding and beaver for everyone.

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Anzhelika Maximovic • Edited

Oh, do you know what your problem is, and actually, everyone else's too? You're so caught up in your ivory tower of knowledge that you can't see the forest for the trees. It doesn't really matter to those who are just starting their journey, because dense, complex articles are about as motivating as a brick wall. The best thing you could do is channel your overflowing emotions into something that actually sparks your interest. Because if you keep nitpicking the uselessness of everything, you'll probably miss out on something crucial – like writing your own groundbreaking article!

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Rostyslav

Hi, thank you for opinion.
I don’t know where you came up with problems for me :))) because there are none :)))
You can discuss a lot on the topic of beginners and experienced.... but when you say I have 100,500 posts and you are asked to show them..... based on their content, they will form a certain opinion about you as a specialist...
Thank you for allowing yourself to talk about yourself and telling the whole world about yourself.... good luck with your exploits in this field.

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Jake Espinosa

Hey! I disagree with being a specialist before you write articles (or create any type of content, really). In my opinion, you just need to be one step ahead of those you are writing for. Creating content about things you are learning or adding your perspective to current events provides value. However, I do think that one must be honest with their experience and not portray themselves as an expert when they are not, but this writer didn't do that.

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Anzhelika Maximovic

Absolutely agree. Moreover, I always focus on beginners and write exclusively about topics I've fully understood myself. There's nothing worse than opening an article that assumes you already know a lot. But what if you don't? That's why I try to explain things using simple examples, because without understanding the basics, you can't really progress anywhere.