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Jason C. McDonald • Edited

I've been writing articles about communication in programming since I started coding. My original writing was an extension of the humorous-essay style I adopted in late high school, as a result of reading Letters of E.B. White, and I just honed the craft over a few years.

Once dev.to started, I was thrilled to have a better platform than just my blog to share my essays, and get intelligent feedback.

Maybe I've just never been afraid of making myself heard? I just figure, in the worst case, I'll find out I said something wrong, and now I've learned something new. In the best case, I can share my own knowledge and receive confirmation that I do know what I think I know. Either way, it's a win.

Of course, it helps to have a supportive platform like this. There are few communities I will write for, out of a basic sense of self-respect; no one likes to post if they're certain to be assassinated for it. Dev.to is a safe place to share, make mistakes, and learn! That's why I love it here.