10 Tips for Writing Technical Blog Posts Developers Actually Read

Developers skim. Your job is to make skimming rewarding.

1. Lead with the outcome. Tell readers what they'll build in the first paragraph.
2. Show the finished code early. People want to know if it's worth their time.
3. One idea per section. Headings should read like a table of contents.
4. Keep code blocks runnable. Copy-paste should just work.
5. Explain the why, not just the how.
6. Use real names. fetchPosts() beats foo().
7. Add screenshots for UI steps.
8. State your versions. "Strapi 5, Node 20" saves hours of confusion.
9. Link to the repo.
10. End with next steps. Give readers somewhere to go.

Bonus

Read your post out loud before publishing. If you stumble, your readers will too.