Have you ever:

• had a problem that you were having a hard time solving?
• been in need of a design idea for a particular situation, and you don't know where to start?
• solved a problem that was nagging you for a while?
• come up with a good design for a common situation?
• written some code that you wanted to keep around, to remind yourself how you did something?
• wanted to find some code examples on how to do something with a specific technology?
• wanted to know how to do something for a specific project?
• wanted to share your knowledge on how to use a specific technology a specific way?
• wanted to learn how to use a specific feature of a project?
• wanted the world to know your opinion of a piece of software or technology, be it good or bad?

If you can answer "yes" to any one of these questions - you should be blogging.

If you can answer "yes" to more than one of these questions and you are not blogging, then shame on you! Start blogging today!

Don't think your opinion matters, or that you have anything worth saying? Stop fooling yourself. If you write code, you have opinions and preferences. If you have opinions and preferences, they are worth sharing. It's not possible to write code without opinions. Software development is not a mechanical process like building a house or a car - you can't sick a robot on a keyboard and write a functional piece of software.

The worst case scenario: If you post code examples on issues that you have solved, you will have a history of code you have written and issues you have solved. You'll be able to go back to this history and re-use existing knowledge, rather than having to think through the problem again.

The best case scenario: If you post your code examples, your thoughts on software development, your opinions and preferences; chances are that someone else in this wide world of ours has the same opinion or has had the same issues and will find the information you provide useful.

Why should you blog? Because you're a person with ideas worth listening to.

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