Do I say anything worthwhile in this blog?
Posted by Alec on 14 March 2007
I’m having some ‘issues’ around the idea of publishing my thoughts in this blog. Some of the topics I talk about are complex and would require substantial and detailed exposition to discuss properly. However the constraints of time and space (the blog format really seems to be limited to less than a 1000 words, and usually a lot less than that) means that usually it’s not possible to give a topic full justice.
Will my readers assume that my thinking and knowledge is equally simplistic? Is a blog the correct format to publish such material ?
For many successful blog writers the format seems to work. However with the amount of time at my disposal I think I need to publish less often and present more substantive articles, or a series of posts with much more detailed material.
I have recently been thinking about the issues of successful development management, so I propose to create a series of articles around the topic — just don’t expect them to appear quickly.
Randal L. Schwartz said
Heh – I just wondered roughly the same thing – http://merlyn.vox.com/library/post/too-connected.html
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Andrew Matthews said
http://www.douglaskarr.com/2007/03/14/no-one-cares-about-your-blog/
Dave said
In XP, the only thing of value is working software. You could argue, in life, the only thought of value is one that is expressed.
The thing I love most about blogging is its quick and incomplete nature. It doesn’t need to be polished or branded like a corporate brochure. But in expressing half-thoughts or trying to explain something you can’t, you can connect with other people and their half thoughts, and in doing so – create something new.
Keep blogging.
Charlotte said
Oh, Alec. Do any of us say anything worth while? Ever?
No, never. But do we shut up?
No, of course not.