Comments for JoergM.com http://www.joergm.com Agile software development and more by Joerg Mueller Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:44:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 Comment on Why all programmers should blog by Reading List for February 2010 « Coder For Christ http://www.joergm.com/2010/01/why-all-programmers-should-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Reading List for February 2010 « Coder For Christ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:44:35 +0000 http://www.brainoutprintln.com/?p=298#comment-332 [...] Why all programmers should blog – I love the “programming does something weird to your brain” part. [...] [...] Why all programmers should blog – I love the “programming does something weird to your brain” part. [...]

]]> Comment on Why all programmers should blog by Joerg http://www.joergm.com/2010/01/why-all-programmers-should-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Joerg Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:25:52 +0000 http://www.brainoutprintln.com/?p=298#comment-301 Very true. A blog is a lot of work. It is always hard to put a post together an I certainly was not disciplined enough to post regularly. I do still think it is worth it. Doing this blog taught me a lot of things and it was able to surprise me. The biggest surprise was this post. I did not expect so many reactions. I must have hit a point somehow. Very true. A blog is a lot of work. It is always hard to put a post together an I certainly was not disciplined enough to post regularly.
I do still think it is worth it. Doing this blog taught me a lot of things and it was able to surprise me. The biggest surprise was this post. I did not expect so many reactions. I must have hit a point somehow.

]]> Comment on Why all programmers should blog by Ray Wenderlich http://www.joergm.com/2010/01/why-all-programmers-should-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Ray Wenderlich Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:58:31 +0000 http://www.brainoutprintln.com/?p=298#comment-300 Nice post, I agree that blogging about something really helps increase your understanding of the topic since you have to explain the issue in great detail to make it understandable. The problem with having a blog with quality content though is that it takes a LOT OF WORK. Sometimes it can take hours to put a quality post together, especially if you are including sample code, etc. Although there are the benefits you mentioned, a lot of times those are only potential (and long term) benefits, so it's easy to begin to wonder whether all of the effort is worth it. After all, you could be spending that time on your main programming projects instead... I've noticed you've been blogging for over a year now. Do you think the effort has been worth it so far? Anyone else have thoughts on this? Nice post, I agree that blogging about something really helps increase your understanding of the topic since you have to explain the issue in great detail to make it understandable.

The problem with having a blog with quality content though is that it takes a LOT OF WORK. Sometimes it can take hours to put a quality post together, especially if you are including sample code, etc. Although there are the benefits you mentioned, a lot of times those are only potential (and long term) benefits, so it’s easy to begin to wonder whether all of the effort is worth it. After all, you could be spending that time on your main programming projects instead…

I’ve noticed you’ve been blogging for over a year now. Do you think the effort has been worth it so far? Anyone else have thoughts on this?

]]> Comment on Why all programmers should blog by Kevin http://www.joergm.com/2010/01/why-all-programmers-should-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Kevin Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:38:00 +0000 http://www.brainoutprintln.com/?p=298#comment-298 Exactly the reasons why I started to blog. Our views become much clearer when we write them down. Also writing helps us to become better explainers of things and this helps if you are working in a collaborative environment. Also as programmers we tend to bend towards excellence and so blogging places an added incentive on learning new things and writing about them in your blog. So I second you on the thought that all programmers should blog. Exactly the reasons why I started to blog. Our views become much clearer when we write them down. Also writing helps us to become better explainers of things and this helps if you are working in a collaborative environment.

Also as programmers we tend to bend towards excellence and so blogging places an added incentive on learning new things and writing about them in your blog.

So I second you on the thought that all programmers should blog.

]]> Comment on Why all programmers should blog by Joerg http://www.joergm.com/2010/01/why-all-programmers-should-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Joerg Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:40:03 +0000 http://www.brainoutprintln.com/?p=298#comment-297 Well your blog doesn't look that dusty or neglected :), but you are right there are more ways then blogging to achieve the benefits. Still it is a very good or even the best way. Well your blog doesn’t look that dusty or neglected :) , but you are right there are more ways then blogging to achieve the benefits. Still it is a very good or even the best way.

]]> Comment on Why all programmers should blog by Joerg http://www.joergm.com/2010/01/why-all-programmers-should-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Joerg Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:29:51 +0000 http://www.brainoutprintln.com/?p=298#comment-296 > So if you rate devs partly on whether they blog or not, you are missing a huge group of potential candidates based on a frivolous requirement. I would of course not base the decision on this sole fact. > So if you rate devs partly on whether they blog or not, you are missing a huge group of potential candidates based on a frivolous requirement.

I would of course not base the decision on this sole fact.

]]> Comment on Why all programmers should blog by Joerg http://www.joergm.com/2010/01/why-all-programmers-should-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Joerg Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:25:36 +0000 http://www.brainoutprintln.com/?p=298#comment-295 Such a clause is common in Germany too, but it usually can not include code or other stuff, that is created in your spare time. Such a clause is common in Germany too, but it usually can not include code or other stuff, that is created in your spare time.

]]> Comment on Why all programmers should blog by Random Links #131 | YASDW - yet another software developer weblog http://www.joergm.com/2010/01/why-all-programmers-should-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Random Links #131 | YASDW - yet another software developer weblog Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:26:52 +0000 http://www.brainoutprintln.com/?p=298#comment-294 [...] Why all programmers should blog Is a link blog OK? [...] [...] Why all programmers should blog Is a link blog OK? [...]

]]> Comment on Why all programmers should blog by Dave Sherohman http://www.joergm.com/2010/01/why-all-programmers-should-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Dave Sherohman Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:10:53 +0000 http://www.brainoutprintln.com/?p=298#comment-293 I'm going to have to side with TimH here: If you don't have anything useful to say, there's no point in setting up a blog to say it. Personally, I have three blogs (one personal, one for programming, and one for diabetes information) and rarely post to any of them. I also agree with the main points of the article, however: Programmers should write things that are intended solely for human consumption and should share their knowledge. But this does not imply blogging. My blogs may be dusty and neglected, but I'm active on several technical forums, usually posting to them multiple times a day to answer people's programming-related questions. I help people, I share my knowledge, I (potentially) market myself to (potential) clients, I write for people - all the benefits you ascribe to blogging, save only for the possibility of getting paid to blog (which I don't want to to anyhow) - yet without a blog entry in sight. I’m going to have to side with TimH here: If you don’t have anything useful to say, there’s no point in setting up a blog to say it. Personally, I have three blogs (one personal, one for programming, and one for diabetes information) and rarely post to any of them.

I also agree with the main points of the article, however: Programmers should write things that are intended solely for human consumption and should share their knowledge. But this does not imply blogging. My blogs may be dusty and neglected, but I’m active on several technical forums, usually posting to them multiple times a day to answer people’s programming-related questions. I help people, I share my knowledge, I (potentially) market myself to (potential) clients, I write for people – all the benefits you ascribe to blogging, save only for the possibility of getting paid to blog (which I don’t want to to anyhow) – yet without a blog entry in sight.

]]> Comment on Why all programmers should blog by Dave Sherohman http://www.joergm.com/2010/01/why-all-programmers-should-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Dave Sherohman Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:03:06 +0000 http://www.brainoutprintln.com/?p=298#comment-292 Yes, that sort of thing is a fairly common clause in US employment contracts. It's generally just treated as boilerplate that can be removed if you ask them to, but it's very frequently there by default. Yes, that sort of thing is a fairly common clause in US employment contracts. It’s generally just treated as boilerplate that can be removed if you ask them to, but it’s very frequently there by default.

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