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Does sharing knowledge make you less valuable?

Some people worry that documenting and sharing what they know makes them less valuable. I present arguments that sharing increases your value.
Better Bugs Does sharing knowledge make you less valuable? This is a serious question, closely following the previous “document or die” posting.  Many people worry that by writ… https://prettygoodproblemsolver.com/blog/does-sharing-knowledge-make-you-less-valuable/

Document or Die!

The DoD Principle is easily summed up with the short statement, "If it's not worth documenting it's probably not worth doing."
Better Bugs [This week's post is a guest submission from Jason Schmidt (yes, he's my son). Jason is a far better software engineer than I could ever be. I wish I could say that I t… https://prettygoodproblemsolver.com/blog/document-or-die/