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IMO, it breaks down into 3 main reasons.

1. The ability to be able to link to an in-depth explanation, rather than having to remake the points is convenient.

2. Documenting non-proprietary insights and learnings from commercial work with limited source access.

3. Explaining things is hard, so writing it down and reading it a few days later lets you see it from a different perspective so you can rewrite it more clearly. Hopefully, get better at writing in general over time as well.

I've had a number of topics I've been meaning to document for years, but haven't taken the time. Finished the first one just this weekend though at https://roosimaa.ee

Number one learning so far is writing takes a surprising amount of time.



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