Comment by rr808
> 1. It's a great way to learn. Teaching something to someone else has always been the best learning tool, and writing about something with an audience in mind is an effective way to capture some of that value.
ugh, I hate this. Often when doing a search for how to do something I get 100 beginner blogs that cover the absolute basics but have no depth. People who know what they're doing are drowned out.
The solution to that problem is to boost the people who write the most useful stuff. Blogging is a great way to do that!
Here's a few of my recent link blog posts that exist purely to boost great writing about technology:
- https://simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/21/dependency-cooldowns/
- https://simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/13/nano-banana-can-be-pro...
- https://simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/11/scaling-hnsws/