A Year of Writing for Myself (That 230,000+ People Read)
14 hours ago
- Started a blog a year ago to organize thoughts on management and engineering with modest expectations.
- Received over 230,000 unique visitors in the first year, much more than anticipated.
- Viral posts included 'The Hidden Cost of AI Coding' and 'Stop Avoiding Politics', both hitting #1 on Hacker News.
- Favorite personal posts highlighted topics like seniority, strengths vs weaknesses, influential CS papers, and workplace politics.
- Realized the blog fills a gap in content about the human side of engineering, soft skills, and interpersonal dynamics.
- Writes mostly for personal organization but is grateful for the positive impact on readers.