Writing for Software Developers launched today.
philipkiely.com/wfsd/
It's a book which includes both structured practical advice on form factor, writing style, etc, and also interviews with various writers, including @matt_levine and yours truly.
philipkiely.com/wfsd/
It's a book which includes both structured practical advice on form factor, writing style, etc, and also interviews with various writers, including @matt_levine and yours truly.
I'll give two obligatory comments:
1) Writing is a professional skill that makes literally every professional more dangerous, in much the same way that learning to code does. I heartily endorse leveling up at it, for everyone.
1) Writing is a professional skill that makes literally every professional more dangerous, in much the same way that learning to code does. I heartily endorse leveling up at it, for everyone.
2) The concept for this book is great as a business, in ways which are not necessarily obvious.
It's an artifact for the consumption of software developers which includes basically no software.
It's a book about writing which intentionally anti-targets 99.99% of writers.
It's an artifact for the consumption of software developers which includes basically no software.
It's a book about writing which intentionally anti-targets 99.99% of writers.
Why? Because constraining the topic to the needs of software developers specifically makes *the artifact much better* (you know you're writing for someone who cares about e.g. blog posts to get senior developer jobs and not midlist fiction, and can tailor advice appropriately).
And note that you certainly could have hypothetically written Writing For $PROFESSION for literally any profession but choosing Software Developers means you structurally have a client who has effectively infinite budget for books which deliver career effectiveness.
This lets you *clears throat* Charge More.
