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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Oh hi, Korean author copies 😻

The Korean translation of the Writing for Developers: Blogs That Get Read book

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

New batch of interesting engineering blog posts on writethat.blog, courtesy of @sarna.dev - Tailscale didn’t stop the Hugging Face intrusion // @apenwarr.ca - @tailscale.com - Watching Go’s new garbage collector move through the heap // @eatonphil.bsky.social - @theconsensus.dev

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

A new batch of engineering blog post picks on writethat.blog - courtesy of @sarna.dev - I ported K8s to the browser > @samwho.dev , @ngrok.com - Performance has layers > Steve Karam, @oxide.computer - Weekend trivia: your process’s memory is a file > @lcamtuf.coredump.cx

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

(Some) writers appreciate LLM writing assistance but readers hate it. Survey says… writethatblog.substack.com/p/dev-reacti... If readers suspect AI, they not only stop reading, but also downvote/avoid the author.

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The latest batch of engineering blog picks for writethat.blog, courtesy of @sarna.dev... Natural Language Autoencoders: Turning Claude’s thoughts into text// @anthropic.com Content for content’s sake// @mitsuhiko.at Lessons learned building high-performance Rust profiler// Paweł Urbanek

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Our latest (and final, maybe) tech blogger interview takes you into the sticky web of @ssp.sh writethatblog.substack.com/p/simon-spat...

An excerpt from Simon on technical blogging

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The latest batch of engineering blog picks for writethat.blog, courtesy of @sarna.dev ... - Understanding the Go runtime: the network poller // @jespino.bsky.social - What are skiplists good for? // Will Wilson, @antithesis.com - Open source security at Astral // @yossarian.net, Astral

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

A peek at some early results from the “how/why do you use LLMs to draft tech blogs” survey… How often respondents use LLMs to draft blogs (remember that the survey is targeted to those who have tried it, at least once or twice, NOT those who have refrained)

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Next up in our tech blogger interview series: @cassidoo.co , who just celebrated the 9th anniversary of her newsletter (Rendezvous with Cassidoo) 🌟 writethatblog.substack.com/p/cassidy-wi...

a quote on tech blogging from Cassidy Williams

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Piotr's latest engineering blog picks for writethat.blog... - When agents have wallets // @ludden.social - ZeroClick - Hypothesis, Antithesis, synthesis // @drmaciver.bsky.social - @antithesis.com - What happens with open source in the age of AI? // @glaubercosta.bsky.social y.social - @tur.so

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Our latest interview: @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com shares his path to The Pragmatic Engineer, his favorite bloggers, and tips for others writethatblog.substack.com/p/gergely-or...

an interview with Gergely Orosz about writing

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

For our latest tech blogger interview, we’re featuring @gwenshap.bsky.social. writethatblog.substack.com/p/gwen-shapi...

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

“Writing for Developers” is featured as @manning.com's deal of the day today. The 45% discount also applies to “A Damn Fine Stable Diffusion Book” by @willkurt.bsky.social and “Everyday Data Visualization” by @callmedeeray.bsky.social . mng.bz/Y7oK

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rmoff 🏃‍♂️🫖🥓 @rmoff.net · 11/02/2026

Rather chuffed to get featured on @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social's blog (alongside many names who I've fanboi'd for years, giving me serious imposter syndrome 🙃)

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

New tech blogger interview -- this time, we’re featuring @rmoff.net writethatblog.substack.com/p/robin-moff...

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Piotr's latest engineering blog picks for writethat.blog... The design & implementation of sprites// @sockpuppet.org, @fly.io Don’t fall into the anti-AI hype// @antirez.bsky.social Databases in 2025: A year in review// @andypavlo.bsky.social Database transactions// Ben Dicken, @planetscale.com

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

New interview: Sean Goedecke shares his technical blogging experiences and advice writethatblog.substack.com/p/sean-goede...

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

New interview: @simonwillison.net shares his technical blogging experiences and advice writethatblog.substack.com/p/simon-will...

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Patrick Dubroy @dubroy.com · 09/01/2026

Lots of gems here. Definitely worth a read if you blog or would like to. (And I'll be following @thorstenball.com's advice in 2026: set a schedule.)

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Here's one final remix of the 2025 tech blogger interviews: everyone sharing their top blogging lessons learned writethatblog.substack.com/p/technical-...

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Piotr's latest picks for writethat.blog ... - In defense of lock poisoning in Rust // @sunshowers.io - Why we built Lightpanda in Zig // Francis Bouvier - Lightpanda - Your intellectual fly is open // @bcantrill.bsky.social -Do not optimize away // matklad

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Overcommitted Podcast @overcommitted.dev · 19/12/2025

Today was Week One of the #OvercommittedBookClub for the book Writing for Developers! This week we read Chapters 1 + 2 We are adding the discussion questions as replies here in case you would also like to participate. Feel free to participate even if you haven't read the book!

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Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 19/12/2025

📚 Want to learn how to write for developers? Join us TODAY at 9AM PT to discuss chapters 1-2 of "Writing for Developers" Haven't read it yet? No problem! Come anyway. It might be just the push you need to finally write that post you've been putting off ✍️ Everyone's welcome! discord.gg/4enG8EQaMr

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Next up in our 2025 recaps... here’s how some of our favorite bloggers responded to the question: “What has been the most surprising impact of blogging?” writethatblog.substack.com/p/the-impact...

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Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 16/12/2025

Do you write blog posts, documentation, or anything for software engineers? Do you want to? Join us for the Writing for Developers book club with @overcommitted.dev, officially kicking off now! 🚀 Chapters 1+2 now, first discussion Friday. Join us in Discord to chat about it: discord.gg/d9gZyYuqKd

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Overcommitted Podcast @overcommitted.dev · 16/12/2025

Writing for Developers with @sarna.dev → starting a blog when your company doesn't have one → why co-authoring a book is actually easier than solo → breaking "write a book" into "write extended blog posts" overcommitted.dev/ep-38-writin...

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Ep. 38 | Writing for Developers with Piotr Sarna - Overcommitted - Episode 38

Summary In this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Brittany, Bethany, and Erika engage in a deep conversation with Piotr Sarna, co-author of 'Writing for Developers.' They explore the journe...

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Why write engineering blogs? Here’s how some of our favorite bloggers responded to the question “Why did you start blogging and why do you continue?” writethatblog.substack.com/p/why-write-...

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Piotr's latest picks for writethat.blog... Imgur geo-blocked the UK, so I geo-unblocked my entire network // Oscar Molnar Assert in production // @dominiktornow.bsky.social Intel is listening, don't waste your shot // Brendan Gregg

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Overcommitted Podcast @overcommitted.dev · 15/11/2025

We will soon be kicking off our next book club, Writing for Developers! If you write blogs or newsletters for developers (or want to), you should join the book club! Come hang out in Discord and drop a link to your blog in the comments! discord.gg/d9gZyYuqKd

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

For our latest tech blogger interview, we’re featuring Preston Thorpe. writethatblog.substack.com/p/preston-th...

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

New podcast: A fun chat on writing engineering blogs, with @glaubercosta.bsky.social and @sarna.dev

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

New interview: @aaronfrancis.com on technical blogging. It’s short, sharp, and spot on. No excuses, give it a read. 🙂 writethatblog.substack.com/p/aaron-fran...

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

@sarna.dev's latest picks for writethat.blog … - Inside vLLM: anatomy of a high-throughput LLM inference system: Aleksa Gordić - Big O: @samwho.dev - Optimizing our way through Metroid: Will Wilson (@antithesis.com) - Without the futex, it's futile: h4x0r

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Our latest tech blogger interview features “long-time performance geek” @tanelpoder.com. He just hit 18 years of blogging, and that deep experience really comes across in his thoughtful responses. writethatblog.substack.com/p/tanel-pode...

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Piotr’s latest picks for writethat.blog… - We rewrote large parts of our API in Go using AI - @avi.im, @tur.so - Reservoir sampling - @samwho.dev - End the obsession with servers - @technosophos.bsky.social, @fermyon.com

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

A peek into @glaubercosta.bsky.social's path from reluctant writer to writing-obsessed co-founder -- and his writing tips for others writethatblog.substack.com/p/glauber-co...

An excerpt from an interview with Glauber Costa about technical blogging

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Piotr’s latest picks for writethat.blog… - How a 20-year-old bug in GTA San Andreas surfaced… - @cookieplmonster.bsky.social - Things Zig comptime won’t do- matklad - Torn write detection and protection - @alexmillerdb.bsky.social - Turso Cloud goes diskless- @glaubercosta.bsky.social, @tur.so

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Next up in our tech blogger spotlight project: a peek at what’s behind @fasterthanli.me 's hot — and hilarious — takes on Rust, Linux, Go… writethatblog.substack.com/p/fasterthan...

An excerpt from an interview with fasterthanlime about technical blogging

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Teiva Harsanyi @teivah.dev · 14/04/2025

I've added on my website a section on my personal book recommendations: teivah.dev/books/

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Next up in our tech blogger spotlight project: philosopher / Helm co-creator /serial book author / Fermyon co-founder Matt Butcher ( @technosophos.bsky.social ) writethatblog.substack.com/p/matt-butch...

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

In case you just want to bury yourself in engineering blogs today...here are Piotr's latest picks for writethat.blog - Choosing languages- @steveklabnik.com - Why Fastdoom is fast- @fabinou.bsky.social - War story: the hardest bug I ever debugged- @bitlog.com ...

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Teiva Harsanyi @teivah.dev · 12/03/2025

I recently finished reading "Writing For Developers" by @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social and @sarna.dev. Honestly, it was a fantastic read. Even if I started getting more and more experience in writing, I learned so much from that book! Highly recommended! www.manning.com/books/writin...

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Pragmatic methods for writing blogs, articles, and other technical pieces that stand out from the crowd!</b> Do you want to connect with your community, share your state-of-the-art achievements, and ...

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Gunnar Morling @gunnarmorling.dev · 10/03/2025

It's more than fair to say that blogging has been transformative to my career trajectory. I had the pleasure to reflect on this recently in an interview by @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social. No excuses, write that blog 🤓!

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Featured on writethat.blog ... - Recommended Reading for Developers by Jeff Atwood - Primer: core concepts in electronic circuits by @lcamtuf.coredump.cx - When Imperfect Systems are Good, Actually: Bluesky's Lossy Timelines by @jaz.bsky.social

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

“There are very few things in life that I am prouder of than the body of writing I have developed over the past 10 years.” - @charity.wtf. Read why writing is so important to her, how she tackles tough topics, and her advice for other tech bloggers. writethatblog.substack.com/p/charity-ma...

Excerpt from Charity Majors on technical blogging

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Qian Li @qianli.dev · 07/02/2025

Thanks to Writing for Developers, I finally finished a blog post draft that I procrastinated on for a month. I kept finding excuses not to write it, but in the end, it wasn’t as hard as I thought. Now I know these excuses aren't valid after all. Happy Friday 💙 #tgif

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🎱 Josh Branchaud ✨ @jbranchaud.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Reading Ch 1 of Writing for Developers

"Chapter 1 'Why Write' from what appears to be an ebook about engineering blog posts, showing the chapter overview and key topics covered including benefits, excuses, and a general book overview"

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Cynthia Dunlop @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Last month on writethat.blog ... * SQL Plan Execution FlameGraphs with Loop and Row Counts by @tanelpoder.com * An Explosion of Rransitive Dependencies by @eatonphil.bsky.social - Comparing 13 Rust Crates for Extracting Text from HTML by @emschwartz.me

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John Sundman @jsundman.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Writing for developers is pretty much how I made my living — with breaks of various durations — from 1980 through 2023. I learned how to do it on the job, by trial & error — lots of error. If only this book had existed back when I was muddling in the dark! Don't do it my way. Get the book!

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