Catalin Pit: Technical Writing Tips & the Importance of Dev Mental Health

Catalin Pit is a technical writer, YouTuber and tweeter of knowledge. He's known for his writing and tutorials, but he also has a great ability to speak candidly about being a developer and what's happening in the community. In this episode, we cover his experiences as a technical writer (including a lot of tips to help anyone else who wants to start making content) as well as his personal experiences and learnings. We also talk about construction work for a few minutes. Timestamps  6:00 How he got started technical writing & tips 13:05 Burnout & mental health 21:30 The importance of having a thick skin as a popular dev 24:15 What he learned most from social media 28:00 How he got started on YouTube 34:00 Content creation tips for newcomers Follow Catalin: Twitter: https://twitter.com/catalinmpit YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl1IRCSmm74qhcFNPTHcbMg Website: https://catalins.tech/ Reading Corner https://catalins.tech/how-to-start-your-blog-as-a-developer https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/best-blogging-platforms-for-developers/Check out the home for untold developer stories around open source, careers and all the other cool stuff developers are doing at cult.honeypot.io. Honeypot is a developer-focused job platform, on a mission to get developers great jobs. Wanna see what we're all about? Visit honeypot.io to find a job you love. Follow us:Twitter: https://twitter.com/honeypotio YouTube: youtube.com/honeypotioInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/honeypot.cult/