Ask HN: Has your blog benefited you in any way?

[dsfiguer]

I always read/hear that it is good to start a blog as a software dev but have never met anyone who has benefited all too much from it (given how much time they put in). I may start one just as an outlet but wondering if it could be more than that for me.

[pamoroso]

My blog benefits me in two major ways.

First, I use the blog as a sort of lab notebook to record notes about and experiences with my personal projects, which I reference often. Second, I post ideas I want to share so that I don't have to repeat them over and over in online discussions.

As a bonus, the occasional post gets shared on Hacker News and generates a lot of interest.

[DamonHD]

Notebook (and occasional vent) for me too!

Also, I hope that little snippets I've posted to solve particular problems, eg how to post a toot directly from Java which I couldn't find elsewhere and know wouldn't be hard because it's one line in curl, will help others, eg:

https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-site-technicals-68.html#202...

Rgds

Damon

[rcarr]

Kev Quirk celebrated ten years of blogging today, he seems pretty happy

https://kevquirk.com/ten-years-of-blogging/