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Discussion on: What is the balance between learning and posting content?

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Corey Moten

For me writing content online has always been kind of a chore. I've been a developer for a while, but for the longest didn't post anything online because I honestly just felt like no one would care to read anything I have to say (possibly a form of imposter syndrome); and what's the point in writing if no one reads it? But while completing my masters program I was forced to regularly post online as part of my coursework and realized it's less about saying what's on your mind and getting people to pay attention and more about solidifying concept knowledge through instruction. I feel like whether you're a newbie or seasoned vet, you should write as much as needed to solidify concepts you're learning. If you pay less attention to who/how many people are reading your posts and focus more on the learning aspect that comes with writing it's much more enjoyable. At least for me anyway...

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Tharun Shiv

Okay got it.. will do it 🙂🙌 thank you

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Paweł Kowalski • Edited

Yeah, writing as a training of communicating clearly is perfectly good reason to do it.
It is hard to explain something in a short and concise form while keeping it understandable.

I also think its a bad idea to write only so a lot of people will read it, because at the beginning, it wont be true, probably. Youtube is extreme example where approach of "i want as many views as possible to get ads revenue" leads to. A lot of trash clickbaity content with 0 value and movies dragged out to hit 10 minutes mark to be more ad friendly.

I would say focusing on quality first is the way to go. Everything else follows.

PS. I had the same form of impostor syndrome, but at the end of the day I remember two things:
1) Almost everything has been covered already, multiple times. But I might have unique perspective/way of putting it, that will help this one person that read all of them
2) New developers are joining the community every day, and they might not seen anything - your post might be the first one (hence, links to resources are appreciated)
3) I learn everything I know from the internet, because someone cared to write it. Its a form of giving some of it back to the next generation.

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Tharun Shiv

Great answer.. loved it. Thanks 🙂