Writing was one of my goals for 2020, and it’s now been about six months of doing so. During that time, I’ve been able to publish 21 articles discussing software engineering topics on platforms such as Medium, DEV, Hacker Noon, and freeCodeCamp. It’s even turned into a freelancing gig for me!

One thing that has fascinated me over the last six months is trying to understand the kind of audiences that these various platforms attract. I often cross-post my articles on at least a couple of these sites each time I publish, and the community response sometimes varies drastically from platform to platform.

I’ve been keeping an eye on the number of views, reads, likes or claps, and engagement through reader comments on each article, and I think I’m finally beginning to see some patterns emerge.

These conclusions are based solely on my experience, so I’m certain there’s more nuance to it than I’ll describe below, but here’s what I’ve found:

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Medium

First up, Medium. Medium is a publishing platform for more than just software engineers, but I’ll constrain my thoughts to just this one category.

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