Writing for Developers
Writing for Developers by Scynthia Dunlopby Scynthia Dunlop
Shares rank 5 of 6 writing guides by recommenders
Recommended for helping developers write more compelling blog posts and learn to write well. One recommender is a co-author of the book.
Recommended for helping developers write more compelling blog posts and learn to write well. One recommender is a co-author of the book.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Helps developers write compelling blog posts
“to help developers write more compelling blog posts”
Comment from 18 Mar 2026 in “Writing for Developers” Quick tips on writing well
“Quick tips on how to write well”
Comment from 30 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: How do you get visibility if you're suuuuper bad at marketing?” Recommended by its own co-author
“I'm biased (as a co-author), but I recommend Writing for Developers”
Comment from 2 Feb 2026 in “Ask HN: Good resources to learn how to write well?”
Other writing guides people recommend
The four most recommended other writing guides, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Elements of Styleby Strunk and White | 12 | 10 | 55% | 8 | — | — |
| On Writingby Stephen King | 9 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| On Writing Wellby William Zinsser | 4 | 1 | 80% | 3 | — | — |
| The Sense of Styleby Steven Pinker | 3 | 1 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Writing for Developersby Scynthia DunlopThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“to help developers write more compelling blog posts”
“I'm biased (as a co-author), but I recommend Writing for Developers”
“Quick tips on how to write well”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.