Jeff Atwood, a pioneer in tech blogging and co-founder of Stack Overflow, began blogging inspired by humanistic computing ideas. He believes blogging is essential for structured communication, especially in an era where chat dominates. He also highlights the irony of everyone having access to a platform akin to the Gutenberg printing press, leading to both opportunities and challenges in discourse. Atwood's approach emphasizes thoughtful expression and the significance of crafting narratives in writing.
I love blogging - it's how I got to where I am. Steve McConnell's book Code Complete is what inspired me to start blogging. His voice was just so human.
Now more than ever, I think it's important to realize that we've given everyone a Gutenberg printing press that reaches every other human on the planet.
I think blogs are important because it's a structured form of writing. Sadly, chat tends to dominate now.
I want people to articulate their thoughts, to really think about what they're saying - structure it, have a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end.
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