[amouat]

I've never read any of her blogs before (that I can recall) and I do agree there are some misunderstandings. But it was clearly written as as a brain dump to help other people going through the same process and it largely achieves that goal. I really don't like the concept "don't write a blog unless you're an expert" - we would lose out on lots of valuable discussions and helpful articles, especially for beginners. For example, we wouldn't have this HN thread with useful commentary if it wasn't for the author.

I think the best approach is to constructively comment and engage to improve the article. The important thing is to do this in a positive manner so that the author feels they have done something of value and started a conversation. It is surprisingly difficult to do this, and I've certainly failed on occasion, but it is definitely worth trying.

[cthalupa]

I'm certainly not suggesting the need to be an expert to write a blog - I just personally would be more cautious with some statements if I was writing on something I wasn't knowledgable in.