Went viral on Twitter since people liked this list, sharing since I hope it can be helpful to others too. There are no affiliate links in here, just a fun exercise I did last week

Same. Coding helps us communicate with machines, writing helps us communicate with each other

Thank you :)

Absolutely, collaboration is much smoother if we write well

I agree, it’s much easier to hand wave in conversation

+1, knowing your audience is critical

I'm currently taking the approach of writing regularly. My thinking is that quantity will lead to quality

Also I'm eager to receive feedback on it. That's why I'm so grateful for the Hacker News community's comments!

Perhaps that will make the engineers that have the skill stand out more. Only time will tell

Reading is somewhat painful for people if it isn't entertaining. When I write things that are information dense at work, I try my best to condense it to be mindful of people's time. It has worked well for me

Just picked it up, thanks for the rec!

Here's the Amazon link if anyone else is thinking about reading it - https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft...

Agreed. The more I write for a public audience, the more I realize that keeping people's attention is hard

Humor sounds like a great tool to keep people reading