Ask HN: How much time does it take you to write a technical blog post?

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Post by bvasilis » Fri, Sep 04, 2020, 12:09 PM UTC

I've been writing a technical blog post for my company, in which we present some models and architectures, and the features we're building based on them.

I started to get very self-aware of how much time it's taking me. What are the time frames you give yourselves when writing technical content?

Re: Ask HN: How much time does it take you to write a technical blog post?

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Post by fiftyacorn » Fri, Sep 04, 2020, 6:14 PM UTC

A good one is about 3-4hours, more with examples. I don't write as much anymore except as notes for myself

Re: Ask HN: How much time does it take you to write a technical blog post?

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Post by glun » Sat, Sep 05, 2020, 9:35 PM UTC

Maybe 2-4 hours for a first draft and then 3-4 edits of 15-30 minutes each. Much more if I have to research the topic too.

Re: Ask HN: How much time does it take you to write a technical blog post?

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Post by atmosx » Sun, Sep 06, 2020, 10:49 AM UTC

Depends on the size of the article as well. The “ideal” article is about 300 words (picture the average side colon article in magazines), which is too short for a technical article.

For longer articles, e.g. 1500+ words with graphs and reviews, I would say up to two working days is fine.