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I started writing, publicly but to myself, primarily so I could remember how to do technical processes that I didn't repeat very often.
If you've ever considered blogging but haven't started what's stopping you?
First, cheap blogging is something I do not like, and producing quality content takes time. An example of cheap blogging is “I npm installed foobaz, passed it a low-effort options object copied from SO answer and voila”. Sometimes I struggle even with HN comments, heh. “Half” of them never get posted.
Second, my views on programming (my primary interest in life) are not mainstream and a little bitter, sometimes not a little. I know this from trying to expess them here on HN from time to time. I’m afraid that publishing that would bring nothing but a sense of worse isolation at my own expense. I’m a pretty negative critic, and I don’t get where people like n-gate take energy to continue their public work (I’m not a HN hater, just a random example out of top of my head).
I’m not sure how to build a website :P
There are some interesting stories, bug fixes, tech stacks etc but exposing them always risks the company's reputation and it's not worth the hassle to self censor.
But perhaps this is the wrong perspective. Maybe I should write as I donate old clothing. It was once dear, but no longer suits my needs; passed along freely hoping that another might find it useful.
Additionally, I rarely have unique opinions, and I am loathe to relitigate some topics. Think things like the debate over legal abortion: literally every argument has already been made for and against, I cannot possibly write anything of value on the subject.
Finally, I'm wrong often enough that I'm concerned some of the technical content I write could lead people down the wrong path, wasting hours or days of their time.
I’m not sure how to build a website :P