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It's only Thursday morning and I've already had what's probably the most intense and productive week of writing since the home-stretch of my dissertation almost 15 years ago.
I basically wrote the entire first draft - and not a super drafty draft, at that - of what I'm thinking will be the second chapter in my next book.
I'm feeling great.
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This review is about Writing for Developers by Piotr Sarna and Cynthia Dunlop from Manning.
I started this blog as a hobby 17 years ago, in April 2008. At the time, I had no clue about technical writing.Since then, the landscape has changed a lot, to the point that companies hire for technical writer positions.
I was curious to compare what I learned by doing to the structured approach of a book. Here’s my review.

“Apocalypse forces us to radically change. But by facing the future with optimism instead of doom, we can transform ourselves into the kinds of people-the kinds of communities—who can survive.”
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