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Discussion on: 4 Reasons Why Every Developer Should Blog

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Chun Fei Lung

Yeah, not everyone should blog.

Writing good blogs takes a lot of time, which is fine if you like writing and are fairly good at it. Blogging can also be a good idea if you want to improve your writing skills. But you shouldn’t blog only because you feel you have to; bad blogs can even harm your chances of getting hired!

Fortunately, there are plenty of other things besides writing that one can do to “build a brand” (which in my experience isn’t actually that important).