Michael Lynch: Effective Writing for Developers

Posted on Monday, May 26, 2025
From big-tech to bootstrapping – how writing has propelled Michael’s career

Show Notes

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In this episode, we learn:

  • how the writing process works for Michael
  • how it has affected his career
  • The new book Michael is working on to help developers become more effective writers
  • Good writers do not necessarily like writing. “I hate writing, but I love having written.”

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Also check out Michael’s blog.

During the show, Cliff shared a quote from Leslie Lamport:

“If you’re thinking without writing, you only think you’re thinking.”

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Hosts

Cliff Brake

Cliff Brake

Cliff has been developing products for a long time. See BEC and Github for more information.

Khem Raj

Khem Raj

Khem is an OpenEmbedded maintainer.