Post 1: Don't Write Blogs (Write Code)
As the only engineer at my office, and the only technology brother of my friends, I've felt for some time like I'm clawing at an untouchable in-group, and many times felt driven to do some of the many things that junior engineers do to be noticed which have absolutely nothing to do with bettering their craft (e.g. contributing to open source, writing blogs, networking on LinkedIn, etc..). I've avoided extensive LinkedIn posturing because I can't stand the site, and since becoming a part of Theo's community on Twitch I've realized the woes of OSS contributions made from ill-intent. Blogs, on the other hand, are mostly harmless, a great exposé of personality, and (for some) a joy to write. Moreover, I'm a voracious consumer of information and do feel an urge to give some back. But whenever I start researching any of the many ideas I have to write about, I realize I can't honestly say I've written enough code to justify spending time writing a blog, let alone that I've learned enough about coding to have something valuable to say. So with that said, this post is over, and I'm getting back to coding.