HACKER Q&A
📣 sonderotis

How to write better tech blogs


I have a blog but it seems most people who are with my content hardly like it. I had a review recently that said I write like a person with ADHD. All I am asking for is a guide. What to start with. Length. I usually blog about vim which I started using 3-4months ago.


  👤 cyndunlop Accepted Answer ✓
My colleague and I wrote a book on this: https://github.com/scynthiadunlop/WritingForDevelopersBook. Find and ping us if you want a copy.

👤 gnabgib
Did you miss the recent: How to write blog posts that developers read (588 points, 5 days ago, 156 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43503872

👤 fedorvin
Here is an article that really helped me write better blogs

https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/start-a-blog


👤 Turboblack
as an example

https://elpis.ws

now to the point, what is needed:

1. respect the reader, write interestingly.

2. write as you think is necessary, do not bend to fashion

3. no advertising! no social components

4. only RSS subscription no other methods

5. reading should be like in old magazines, so that the reader really gets the impression that he is reading old magazines, and not an advertising catalog

thats it :=)