Why you should be sharing more of your work
As a writer, I get to share a lot of my work. It’s pretty rare for me to have a piece that doesn’t end up getting published anywhere. But as a new iOS developer, I’m in a very different situation. Suddenly I’m sharing a lot less of what I’m working on. My apps look like rubbish most of the time. They don’t do much, and my code is mostly a mess. I know my work has a long way to go before it’s good, but in the meantime I don’t have much to share. Does it matter? I think it does. Sharing your work can make a huge difference to how people perceive you, how well you connect with people, and even how much money you make when you capitalize on the audience you’ve built up. “Become a documentarian of what you do.” Austin Kleon There are a few distinct reasons I’m having trouble sharing my work these days, despite knowing it’s a worthwhile exercise. The first is that I’m new to development entirely, so I’m struggling to find anything useful to share. The second is what I mentioned ea...