Does the Internet Really Need Another Programming Blog?
July 17, 2020
If you’ve spent any amount of time browsing the internet, you’ve probably discovered that it is littered with unhelpful sites—including some programming blogs—with useless information.
Informative programming blogs are a necessity. So much so that I believe that every developer should have one and here’s why:
Debugging Newer Technologies
For the past year and a half, I’ve been given the opportunity to learn and work with technologies that I previously had little to no knowledge in such as: React.Js, React Bootstrap, Redux, Redux-Sagas, Identity Server, GraphQL and more.
Building new applications from the ground up excites me far more than maintenance development but it comes with its own set of challenges. Anyone creating something new with tools they aren’t familiar with is guaranteed to encounter a few bumps in the road along the way.
In my experience, I’ve found that good technology doesn’t always mean good documentation. Does that mean that developers should avoid these technologies altogether? Absolutely not!
Programming blogs have saved me from hours of debugging both personally and professionally countless times. We should instead contribute to the community by sharing our experience with under-documented technologies via blogs, forums and our most precious online resource, StackOverflow.
Programming blogs have saved me from hours of debugging both personally and professionally countless times.
Exposing Others to Programming
The one regret I have in my career is not getting started sooner and the only reason I didn’t is because I hadn’t been properly introduced to software development careers.
Over the past couple of decades, many efforts have been made to expose students to software development. Schools are offering coding clubs and summer camps, coding boot camps are widely accessible in metropolitan areas and there is no shortage of free online learning sites.
With all of these resources readily available, there is still a large portion of the population that isn’t aware of these opportunities. (I know because I was once in their shoes.)
Developers should look for opportunities to help expose programming to others and blogs can be a great way to do so.
I was introduced to software development by a family friend who gave me full access to his online courses and told me they would change my life if I stuck with them. I had no idea what I was getting myself into but I trusted him wholeheartedly and I’m so thankful that he was right!
Of course there are many other reasons why I support programming blogs but the two I’ve shared are the reasons why I’ve decide to share Coding Jewels with the world.
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