I've been running a blog at https://xeiaso.net for almost a decade now. It has been the single best decision I have ever made in my career. It allows me to skip technical screening interviews. It has made interviewing at companies _easy_ because I have _already proven_ that I understand what I'm talking about. Learning how to write well also makes it so much easier to explain things succinctly, especially when workin…
Your blog always blows me away with how different and fun it is. I only dream of being that authentic online. I love the call-outs from the specific personalities. So great!
Assuming your threat profile allows for it, go for it! The main difficulty I run into is Hacker News being _incredibly toxic_ in the comments on my articles at times, especially if I talk about anything contentious or break from the intellectual mold that this site has. You'd be sad to know the number of people that accused me of being a [threat to children] because I'm openly queer/furry on my blog.