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Victoria Lo · 2020-11-17T04:51:09.636Z

Thinking of starting a technical blog but you fear that your English or writing skills are not good enough? What were some of your worries when you started your tech blog? Hello fellow devs and writers! In this article, I want to share (based on per...

Victoria Lo,

Great article. Thanks for sharing the insights. Writing more in English is the way to get comfortable with it. As you mentioned, tools play a big part in shaping it up.

I have also realized, we as writers start catching the errors ourselves after using the tool for a while.. that is amazing and an indicator that we are improving on language and grammar!

Indeed Tapas! Thanks for sharing your experience with using the tools. It's really fascinating and rewarding to realize that our language skills improved as we keep practicing :)

I'm #1 fan of your articles!

Short, concise and straight to the point.

I've discovered this tool languagetool.org and love it. I'm not affiliated with them, I don't know who they are, but it is fantastic for tech writing.

Thanks so much! I appreciate your support :)

Ahh yes, I use that tool as an extension. Super useful! I'll add that to this article. Thanks!

Thanks for sharing this

Thanks for reading! :)

What if ... I decided to write in my language?

I know, many developers can read articles in English, but in my last two jobs I found some partners who don't speak or read other languages. So, for them, I'm starting to write in Spanish 😳

Cheers..✌️

Of course, it is always encouraged to write in any language you are comfortable with.

But to reach a global audience, I would say English would be preferred. Ultimately, it depends on who are writing for and who you want to target as your audience.

Es verdad que hay un nicho y hay poca oferta en castellano. Yo escribiría en ambos idiomas. La audiencia en ingles es mucho mayor.

Maxi Contieri Es una excelente idea. That Way, we can reach the audience Victoria wants and, in turn, guide my co-workers in their learning. Let's be globals ✌🏻

Thank you so much for your article, tools sharing and for your comments ❤️

The good thing about blogging is that you can write the articles as you talk. For people struggling in English, this might be a great start to get comfortable with writing.

Also, the Dev community is filled with people wanting to help, you got to find them, and I am sure they are happy to help.

I like how short and concise your article is Victoria Lo

I agree, it's good to start writing as you talk, it will also feel more natural to readers. Thanks for reading Dinys!

This is one of a barrier I thought of too, thankfully you recommend a tool which I've been using since.

So thank you once again 😊.

No problem Favourite! Glad it helps :)

A quality article, as always! Well done!

Thanks Catalin for the support and inspiration behind this article :)

Quite a motivating article, will check out the grammar tools..

Yes please check them out! Thanks Richard!

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