“Writing for Developers” is featured as @manning.com's deal of the day today. The 45% discount also applies to “A Damn Fine Stable Diffusion Book” by @willkurt.bsky.social and “Everyday Data Visualization” by @callmedeeray.bsky.social . mng.bz/Y7oK

Rather chuffed to get featured on @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social's blog (alongside many names who I've fanboi'd for years, giving me serious imposter syndrome 🙃)

This week on Overcommitted, we got to sit down with Bluesky's favorite tech blogger @samwho.dev and it did not disappoint! Sam makes some of the coolest tech content on the internet, and if you haven't heard from him yet, you should! Full episode out now: overcommitted.dev/interactive-...

New tech blogger interview -- this time, we’re featuring @rmoff.net writethatblog.substack.com/p/robin-moff...

New post: Living in the Inflection Point. On the cognitive overload of watching software change in real time, why the backlash against AI is valid, and why the most important skill right now might not be technical at all. brittanyellich.com/living-in-th...

Happy Superb Owl Sunday ftw.usatoday.com/picture-gall...

Starting now! www.oreilly.com/live/in-conv...

Piotr's latest engineering blog picks for writethat.blog... The design & implementation of sprites// @sockpuppet.org, @fly.io Don’t fall into the anti-AI hype// @antirez.bsky.social Databases in 2025: A year in review// @andypavlo.bsky.social Database transactions// Ben Dicken, @planetscale.com

New interview: Sean Goedecke shares his technical blogging experiences and advice writethatblog.substack.com/p/sean-goede...

A lot of tech discourse just doesn't feel significant right now. But some of it does. It's about our connection, our community, and our humanity. Writing matters, _reading_ writing matters, and so does owning a place to inform, educate, organize, inspire, and conspire. (see whole thread)

“In a time where there is gnashing of teeth around the meaning of community, what being on the ‘inside’ versus the ‘outside’ means, I want to take a moment to remind my fellow blog writers, blog readers, and blog commenters what makes it all work. You.”

What an afterword! “Today, as we move toward and beyond 2025, we are entering a possible era of AI-generated content. You may ask yourself, why bother? It matters. Your words matter, your knowledge matters, and we must continue to push back against the entropy and bit rot of the internet. (…)”

We are halfway through the Writing for Developers book club through the @overcommitted.dev community and the writing motivation is strong 💪 - 10 blog posts folks wrote this week and got feedback on - Discussions every day and started some co-working sessions - A supportive community of developers

New interview: @simonwillison.net shares his technical blogging experiences and advice writethatblog.substack.com/p/simon-will...

Do you know what happens when you type Google․com – or any website – and press Enter? Spoiler: way more than you think. All in a few hundred milliseconds. Ok, often slower, but still happening every single time. 😉 My first thought? This is going to be a nice blog post! Here we go: chudy.me/go/gl

Lots of gems here. Definitely worth a read if you blog or would like to. (And I'll be following @thorstenball.com's advice in 2026: set a schedule.)

Here's one final remix of the 2025 tech blogger interviews: everyone sharing their top blogging lessons learned writethatblog.substack.com/p/technical-...

That might be a bit old-school, but I love reading paperbacks. This one is my first from Manning, and I’m really impressed with the print quality! And the content, ofc, speaks for itself thanks to @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social and @sarna.dev. Join us discussing it in the @overcommitted.dev community!

Piotr's latest picks for writethat.blog ... - In defense of lock poisoning in Rust // @sunshowers.io - Why we built Lightpanda in Zig // Francis Bouvier - Lightpanda - Your intellectual fly is open // @bcantrill.bsky.social -Do not optimize away // matklad

Alright, it's a tad rushed because it was written in between looking after the kids and I wanted to get it out before the new year but here it is. Reflections on 2025 and the biggest career change I've ever done. samwho.dev/2025

Expert tech bloggers’ tips for writers who are just getting started writethatblog.substack.com/p/advice-for...

Some nicely crafted zingers... www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...

Heard from a few folks that they procrastinate publishing because they want to make sure it’s good enough and I totally get it, I worry about that too. But I’ve gotten pretty good at deciding enough is enough and going ahead anyway so here’s a thread with things I don’t like but decided were fine.

I’m super grateful for the recommendation @brittanyellich.com! Looking forward to the discussion! And thank your for the book @sarna.dev @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social. It totally resonates with the current me. Maybe my dream of publishing a book will finally come true 🤞 #WritingForDevelopers

Have you wanted to read the book Writing for Developers? Or have a resolution to do more writing in the new year? Join the conversation and the book club! 👇

📚 Want to learn how to write for developers? Join us TODAY at 9AM PT to discuss chapters 1-2 of "Writing for Developers" Haven't read it yet? No problem! Come anyway. It might be just the push you need to finally write that post you've been putting off ✍️ Everyone's welcome! discord.gg/4enG8EQaMr

Next up in our 2025 recaps... here’s how some of our favorite bloggers responded to the question: “What has been the most surprising impact of blogging?” writethatblog.substack.com/p/the-impact...

I wrote about writing, it is soooo meta (#blogvent, day 16!) cassidoo.co/post/new-blo...

🎄Interesting Links in the data world for December 2025 is here! There's some awesomely excellent content that you'll not want to miss. Grab a mince pie and dive in :) 🔗 rmoff.net/2025/12/16/i...

If you want to be on this illustrious list but are thinking "wow I don't write enough!" I have good news for you 👀 1. Join the #OvercommittedBookClub for Writing for Developers 2. Make new internet friends 3. Write more! Details here: bsky.app/profile/brit...

New podcast on the Writing for Developers book-- hosted by the super fun crew at @overcommitted.dev 👇

New writers and experienced writers are all welcome! Come learn, share tips, and maybe workshop some blog posts with the community.

Fun reading back my segment in this series. I’ve made a lot more progress than I expected to 😊

Why write engineering blogs? Here’s how some of our favorite bloggers responded to the question “Why did you start blogging and why do you continue?” writethatblog.substack.com/p/why-write-...

Video for my #monktoberfest talk is now up! youtu.be/WF7J7qtZ8TA?...

Your intellectual fly is open bcantrill.dtrace.org/2025/12/05/y...

Do you like databases? Do you want to hear two database professors rant about them? Do you need one of those professors to have a Turing Award for databases? If yes, then join Mike Stonebraker and I next Wed Dec 10 @ 1:00pm EST for database hot takes: www.dbos.dev/webcast-2025...

Piotr's latest picks for writethat.blog... Imgur geo-blocked the UK, so I geo-unblocked my entire network // Oscar Molnar Assert in production // @dominiktornow.bsky.social Intel is listening, don't waste your shot // Brendan Gregg

New month, new newsletter! Sharing some of my favorite things I read in November and some things I've been up to. Also included a plug for the upcoming @overcommitted.dev Writing for Developers book club! Check it out and subscribe 👇 archives.balancedengineer.com/archive/the-...

ScyllaDB can handle whatever you throw at it. ;-) If you're at re: Invent, stop by and say hi -booth 1747

Please meet California Condor #36, just chilling at Pinnacles National Park

This week the Overcommitted crew sat down with @kateholterhoff.com to talk about what it's like being a Developer-Focused Analyst, and much more! creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

✍️ It's not high-brow, it's not erudite, but it is a ranty af blog post about AI slop: rmoff.net/2025/11/25/a... #enshittification #AISlop #blogging

Just a reminder, now is a great time to pick up the Writing for Developers book for the upcoming book club! We will be kicking off the first two chapters of the book with discussions the week of December 15th! 📚

Want to make some friends on the internet with other developers? 👀 Lets read a book together! 😄

If you are sharing your knowledge on slacks or discords, it's gonna get lost pretty quick, no matter how good it is. Capture that knowledge and put it at a URL so everyone can benefit. I wrote up how I do so here: www.mooreds.com/wordpress/ar...

Would also recommend @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social newsletter - even if you're not joining the book club! writethatblog.substack.com

"Writing for Developers" book club details 👀

Want to chat about Writing for Developers with a super fun and supportive group? Pls join the Overcommitted book club for async and/or synchronous (virtual) discussions.

For our latest tech blogger interview, we’re featuring Preston Thorpe. writethatblog.substack.com/p/preston-th...