A recognition
There is a line by @sylwia-lask that stayed with me when I first read it. She wrote about how writing can feel easier than...
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Thanks for the mention! Interesting perspective. Respect for still finding time to write and build projects while working at a startup 🙂
My writing philosophy is quite different though. I always joke that I write half for myself, half for people. I also don’t attach any grand philosophy to writing. Maybe except this one: if I’m having fun while writing, there’s a good chance people will have fun reading it. And maybe they’ll even learn something along the way 😉
Definitely! I personally enjoy reading your posts and the stories and learnings that come with. Thank you for writing and supporting us newbies Sylwia!
I write because it helps me understand things better than just thinking inside my head. Moreover, if I post on DEV.to, others might learn something or enjoy it too. 😀
Your writing skills are really good!👍
Definitely, that's the most clearly visible effect of writing.
Thank you very much, it's an honor that my posts are being read and liked by creative and amazing people such as yourself.
Your writing is super amazing too!!ヾ(≧▽≦*)o
Thank you!😊
Love this piece and congrats on your writing milestones so far! Writing is a great moment of reflection for me between projects and also helps me structure my thoughts. Also knowing that writing helps contribute to a community such as this one is also a nice thought. If it can inspire others to try or learn something new, then that is also a win in itself.
Definitely Julien, it's an amazing feeling when others get inspired and learn something from your writings, and projects, even when no one reads it, it's a win because now you understand it better after writing.
Thanks for the appreciation too!
to reiterate, to clarify
Me too Gábor! A thoroughly written topic definitely increases my clarity about it! Thanks for reading!
Hey Richard! Glad you liked the post, and yes, the DEV community is definitely doing a good job at making development and coding fun with such warm support and the occasional constructive criticism.
I am just honored to be a part and contribute in my own way here!
It helps me understand whether I truly know a topic or not.
Me too Ravgeet! Thanks for reading!
I sometimes write to document my thoughts, and sometimes just to understand a concept better. As you said, if you cannot explain something in plain English, you may not have understood it fully.
Anything I write is for my younger self. It can be about a tech topic, a life lesson, or anything that helps me become more productive.
Yes Saqib, the art of explaining things simply is a rare one, even today, and writing while keeping your younger self in mind is a really great way to master it.
I usually think of my younger brother or my not-so-techie mom, as to how would I frame this topic so even they can understand it, and most of the times they don't (ˉ▽ˉ；)... but hey, at least now I have a deeper understanding of the topic.
I write because it gives me the freedom to explain what I know. That’s a super thing I find interesting to do.
This is definitely a great way to look at writing Dayo, now that you mention it, it is a super thing.
Great subject, thanks.
I write to share the world what technical tears taught me, often the hardest way 🥲, but only if nowhere else available on internet. This is a kind of a legacy, I guess.
And, as others say here (with wisdom), it is a way to improve my understanding of the subject, as a side effect.
I also would like to challenge my assumptions after publishing, and this happens rarely. But that part is OK 😅
Thank you for sharing your perspective on this Benoit! I must say it is unique.
What do you mean by "confront my ideas"? I don't think I understood that part.
Thanks. Sorry for my poor english, I meant "challenge my assumptions". I fixed it.
Ohhh understood. Thanks!
In my case I just write for the pleasure of letting my thoughts go out of my mind and share it with the "wild world" :-)
Not all the things you put in the article are the reasons why I write but are what makes me feel when I finish a writing.
I really appreciate your perspective, Francis! That means a lot that you enjoyed what I wrote!
I write differently for every area of my life. I write as a way to express myself, but I also use it to take notes.
I write because if I don't, there's the chance I could forget. There's also the chance I could be mistaken for what I truly want to articulate.
Not that there's hyper-precision in all my writing (as it's easier to just hit enter to what I've just typed and then catch the very obvious typos), but I find with written word I can express myself more clearly and intelligibly, reducing risk in being misunderstood.
I'll reread a number of times. It's processing, just as you had said.
Thanks for sharing :)
Thank you for reading and sharing your own perspective about the topic! Really appreciate it!
Reducing risk of being misunderstood is something I myself should focus on more too (ˉ▽ˉ；)...
Thank you for the great post! It changed my mind!
Before reading your article, I thought coding and writing were similar. Both write in some language. Both organize syntax pieces in some way to make sense. Both need practicing. The more you write, the better you write.
Your post gives me a new insight on coding and writing."When I write, I am not trying to solve a problem efficiently. I am trying to understand what I think." I suddenly realized that coding and writing are different. Coding is to solve a problem, and you need to think and have a solution in mind before starting to code. When writing, you don't need to get the clear outline in your mind at first. Just a problem to start, and you figure it out in the writing process. No wonder people say that writing is thinking externalized. Perhaps we can add that writing is thinking and understanding. We solve problems in the writing process.
Your words of appreciation mean the world to me, JulieS! I am glad it gave you a new perspective on coding and writing. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
After reading the title:
Because tbh, writing here seems a bit frustrating. Some of my older articles gained at least some attention over the time (but are those real views and reads? or just fake views by some bots?). Meanwhile, all the new work is like being ignored. And I don't really know why. Do I really write so bad / uninteresting content? Or am I just losing race with AI-driven "writing"? Or is it based on pure luck to get recognized here?
But for now I keep trying. Maybe it will add up and will pay off later.
I really appreciate you being this honest about it. That frustration is very real, and I think a lot of people feel it but don’t say it out loud.
One thing I’ve slowly learned (and I’m still learning it myself) is that attention on platforms like this is a messy mix of timing, topic, format, and sheer randomness, not a clean signal of whether something was “good” or meaningful. It’s easy to internalize silence as judgment, even when it often isn’t.
What stood out to me in your comment is that you’re still writing despite that uncertainty. That takes more conviction than writing only when feedback is guaranteed. For me, writing stopped being sustainable the moment I tied it too closely to recognition, it only started feeling healthy again when it became about clarity first, response second.
I don’t think you’re “losing a race” to AI or doing something wrong. I think you’re in that uncomfortable middle where consistency hasn’t compounded yet. And yeah, that part is quietly hard.
I hope you keep writing, even if it feels ignored right now. Sometimes the value shows up later, in ways you can’t track with views or likes.
I second that. We are not getting appreciated for quality. Also, people just get content from AI and post it. Even the average person's languages are too good now. Now the question is how to identify the right person with real skills, like you...!!
I appreciate the sentiment, Martin, but I’ll be honest: I do use AI while writing.
What matters to me isn’t whether AI is involved, but how it’s used. For me, it’s a thinking aid and a clarity tool, it helps with structure, wording, and momentum, not with having the ideas in the first place. The thinking, the uncertainty, the perspective, that part is still very human.
I think the problem isn’t “AI vs real skill,” but intent. You can feel the difference between something written to sound impressive and something written to understand or communicate something honestly. AI just amplifies whatever’s already there, clarity or confusion, depth or fluff.
Used well, it helps you express yourself better. Used poorly, it produces exactly the kind of content people are getting tired of.
So I don’t see it as a race to avoid AI or embrace it blindly, just another tool we’re all still learning to use responsibly.
Thank you very much for the appreciation! Just honored to be included (/▽＼)
Your writing is inspiring too, as in how to explain things to beginners in simpler ways.
Let's keep up the good work Richard!
This resonates so deeply. As someone who also balances technical work with writing and poetry, I’ve always found that while coding requires me to build a structure, writing allows me to breathe within one. You put it perfectly: 'Writing clarifies thought instead of demanding it.' It’s that transition from solving logic to finding truth.
I also wanted to say how much I truly love your work. I follow your posts closely, and the way you bridge the gap between technical systems and human feeling is so rare. It’s a joy to read what you put out. Congratulations on the 3k followers—it’s clear people are drawn to that honesty and the quiet clarity you bring to our feeds!
Thank you so very much for this, Shambhavi. Your comment genuinely made me pause for a moment.
I really love how you described writing as “breathing within a structure”, that captures something I didn’t know how to articulate myself. And the way you framed the shift from solving logic to finding truth… that stayed with me.
It honestly means a lot to know you’ve been following my posts closely. Over time, I’ve started recognizing familiar names in the comments, and that sense of quiet continuity has been incredibly grounding. Knowing there are people reading with attention, not just scrolling, has played a big role in helping me find my voice and settle into my own writing style.
I’m deeply grateful for the support and thoughtfulness you bring to these conversations. It’s encouragement like this that makes me want to keep building, reflecting, and writing honestly. Thank you for being part of that journey 💙
thank you brother.its helps me a lot 💗
Thank YOU! Glad you liked it!!
Mind blown. I wasn't even looking for it. It just caught my eye and it was worth every syllable I read. Dope work 💥💥
Thank you very much Nehemiah! Your reaction really means a lot to me!
Personally writing brings self awareness, that's why I write
That's a very thought provoking aspect Tirth! Thanks for sharing this!
I write to clear my head.
Thanks for sharing your perspective on this. Writing definitely helps clear up my head too.
It is a way to give back to the world what I've got, someone's may need it.
That's a very kind way to look at it Vinicius! Thanks for sharing!
Love this, Aryan. Forwarding this to my students.
I write:
• To discover—because the first draft is reconnaissance, not performance.
• To clarify—because articulation is how raw intuition becomes a stable structure.
• To master—because repetition under constraint is how a discipline becomes embodied.
Wow you're a teacher? That's so coollll. I've always thought of becoming one too! And I'm truly honored to have my blog shared with your students, thank you so very much!
And also thank you for sharing your philosophy for writing! The last one is actually something I had read about a few months ago, about the discipline, and I embodied it through practicing Japanese and writing blogs too.
Love this honest take, Aryan. Especially the part about writing being 'recovery' rather than productivity.
I’ve been feeling the same frustration about the 'AI noise' lately where everything feels too perfect and sterile. It actually pushed me to build a small space called dwrite.me. I went a bit extreme: I disabled copy-paste entirely. You have to type every single word manually.
I want to bring back that 'friction' you mentioned. The struggle to find the right words is where the soul is. Thanks for sharing this, it makes me feel less crazy for wanting to slow down!
Wow! dwrite.me looks amazing! Maybe I'll try it too!! ^^
Lol imagine if copy-paste was disabled in our code editors ಥಥ
Haha! If that happened, 90% of developers would probably quit their jobs tomorrow! 😂 But for writing, I think we really need that 'slow mode' to keep our brains alive. Hope to see your thoughts on dwrite soon, thank you!
Thanks for sharing…
I write here so I can feel accountable! It’s easy to get sidetracked and lose focus when life gets hectic.
Knowing that so many developers are working hard on their projects really encourages me to keep going 👊😊
That is an interesting take Cathy! Thanks for sharing your perspective!!
Totally identified. So true IMHO.
Nice way to start the day, I'm going to go write something ;-)
Thanks!