Technical Blogging
Learning and science
technical writing book
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How HN took it
4 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.14.
Idea: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful, practical advice with plenty of ideas
From 3 comments
Disclaimer: Antonio is my colleague, so I had a chance to review most of it in advance. In my opinion, even if you consider that your blogging skills have passed intermediate…
mariusbutuc on HNI love how you are breaking this down and appreciate sharing the information.
silverbax88 on HNBeen looking forward for this book for a while. Exciting stuff. Thanks
dscape on HN
Endorsed by Derek Sivers in an early review
From 1 comment
Hi guys, my book is finally available in beta. About 200 out of 250 pages have been completed, so the book is useful right now. It covers pretty much anything you’d realistically…
acangiano on HN
Objections
Blogging content matters more than blogging tactics
From 1 comment
You can call me narrow-minded, but such books are based on the premise that the blog juice is already there but it just needs to be squeezed the right way. While I don't doubt…
skeptical on HN
Book is about tips that may not address the core of blogging
From 1 comment
You can call me narrow-minded, but such books are based on the premise that the blog juice is already there but it just needs to be squeezed the right way. While I don't doubt…
skeptical on HN
Requests
Advice on when to spin content into a separate blog
From 1 comment
Any advice on deciding when to spin content off into its own separate blog (e.g., programmingzen.com) rather than putting that content on your personal blog? EDIT: bought a copy;…
tjr on HN
Advice on fitting blogging into a busy schedule
From 1 comment
One of the issues I've been struggling with is dedicating the time for writing a blog. An entrepreneurs we offer have to: code, test, manage other devs, provide customer support,…
stankal on HN
How to overcome writer's block and find topics
From 1 comment
I have wanted to hone my writing skill, but I rarely have anything to write about. It just doesn't come to the fore-front of my thoughts for me to sit down and write a 200 or…
typicalrunt on HN
Questions
Whether social sharing buttons should link to existing submissions
From 2 comments
Haven't started real techblogging yet, but I may one day, so PDF for future reading has been already bought. I only skimmed it a bit and didn't find answer to one problem that is…
przemoc on HNMaybe I didn't write it clearly enough, but you missed my point. Sharing/social buttons are nowadays used for submitting stories. And if resubmitting old stories by visitors is…
przemoc on HN
How the author earns income from blogs
From 1 comment
That's quite a bit more than 'side income'. How many page views are you getting? What ad systems etc.?
jgrahamc on HN