Archive - Writing for Developers

How important are strong written communication skills to get hired?

(or "What am I doing wrong in my job applications?")

Nov 23, 2020 •

May 2020

Recommendation of the book "Writing for Software Developers"

I know it has been a long time since my last email, so in case you forgot, this is the Writing for Developers newsletter.

May 18, 2020 •

February 2020

The boring debate over the use of "full-stack"

Arguing over miscommunication

Feb 3, 2020 •

November 2019

Write the email that will avoid a meeting

Keeping everyone in the same page by writing that page

Nov 24, 2019 •

Communicating technical concepts to non-technical people

Keep the technical terms and make them accessible

Nov 17, 2019 •

How to write a commit message

"Add guideline to improve code maintainability"

Nov 11, 2019 •

A email or a meeting? A Slack message or go to their desk?

How I choose where to say something

Nov 4, 2019 •

October 2019

August 2018

Giving the reader the choice to stop reading

Sometimes you have to send one email to lots of people with very different levels of context, knowledge, and interest.

Aug 13, 2018 •

Empathy: show and act on it

Empathy is necessary for good writing.

Aug 6, 2018 •

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