Intuit's iOS Software Engineer, Kristina Thai, presents 4 writing channels that help engineers at the 2015 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference.
9. 2015
Personal Journal
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ï§ Benefits
â Reflection time
â For your eyes only
â Easy to get started
ï§ Challenges
â Hard to keep up
â Doesnât benefit
anyone else
â No one to correct
you if youâre wrong
13. 2015
Q&A Forums
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ï§ Benefits
â Learn what others
are struggling with
â Easy to pick up
whenever you want
â Bite-sized chunks
â Builds reputation
ï§ Challenges
â Negative comments
14. 2015
Blogging
ï§ What is it?
â Public place to record your technical
challenges
â Your own personal site, or a part of a
blogging community
â Most popular form of technical online writing
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18. 2015
Blogging
ï§ Benefits
â Public exposure
â Builds reputation
â Reflection time
ï§ Challenges
â Lots of time &
commitment
â Keeping your blog
fresh & unique
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19. 2015
Technical Tutorials
ï§ What is it?
â Step-by-step technical walkthroughs that teach
others how to do something
â Usually has a working demo project at the end
â Your own personal site, or a part of a tutorial
community
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22. 2015
Technical Tutorials
ï§ Benefits
â By far the absolute
best to build
reputation
â Reinforces learning
â Build full projects
ï§ Challenges
â Even MORE time
and commitment
â Find
unique/undiscovered
solutions
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32. 2015
Engineer Checklist
Technical skills
ï± Strong coder
ï± Domain expert
ï± Problem solver
âSoftâ skills
ï± Communicates well
ï± Passion for learning
ï± Learns from
mistakes
ï± Teacher/mentor
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33. 2015
Tips for Getting Started
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Donât have to be THE expert
Check out your side projects
Find a blogging buddy
34. 2015
More Resources
@kristinathai
ï§ Websites & apps for personal journals
ï§ Great beginner question and answer sites
ï§ Blogging & tutorial writing platforms
ï§ Tips on how to keep it up
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