Knowledge Sharing through Writing with Luca Rossi
Beyond Coding22 Helmi 2023

Knowledge Sharing through Writing with Luca Rossi

I know many developers that blog, or have ever thought of blogging. I’m in that group as well.

But the people I know that have turned writing into their full-time gig is a lot smaller.

Luca Rossi belongs to that group and he comes on to share how he started refactoring.club, how he optimised his process and also what challenges he faces: ivory tower writing, solo perspective and being a liability to name a few.

I’m happy to have had such an open and honest conversation with him about his process, learnings and these challenges. I’m sure you’ll love it!

Enjoy! 🎙


Connect with Luca Rossi:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucaronin
https://twitter.com/lucaronin
https://refactoring.club


Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/ZkU1TZU0d8s

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!


OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:30 - Flexible schedules
00:02:15 - Accountable to deliver
00:03:34 - How Luca started his newsletter
00:05:54 - Newsletters that inspired Luca
00:07:30 - Deciding to write full-time
00:09:20 - How people find Luca's newsletter
00:11:19 - Getting feedback
00:12:42 - Finding your niche
00:16:16 - Connecting with the person
00:17:46 - Editing the podcast episodes
00:18:57 - Tying feedback to your vision
00:20:18 - Advice & feedback that stuck with Luca
00:22:07 - Skills you develop while writing full-time
00:24:36 - Should engineers write?
00:26:39 - Writing to stand the test of time
00:30:03 - Staying away from ivory tower writing
00:32:36 - The challenges of a single perspective
00:35:04 - Luca's optimized writing process
00:38:54 - Increasing quality incrementally
00:40:30 - quality AND consistency
00:42:19 - to push or go easy on yourself
00:43:21 - Conversations can energize you
00:44:49 - long-term planning vs. enjoying the ride
00:46:13 - Treating the newsletter like a product

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