Option 1 - Blog Post

I believe in the value of good writing and contributing to the knowledge loop.

dev.to is a platform on which developers share knowledge, have discussions, and debate tons of development-related topics. There are also career topics and other related startup-related topics. Similarly, many industry professionals share their insights to personal blog pages on Substack, or Medium.

This option is to write a blog post on dev.to, Substack, or Medium, on a topic with which you have expertise.

You can write as many posts as you want, but can only obtain up to 2% among all bonus assignments.

• Requirements
• Submission
• Questions or Concerns
• Rubric

Requirements

• Write a blog post on dev.to, Substack, or Medium that is at least 800 words (~4 minute read)
• You must provide some useful information
  • It does not need to be a blog post worthy of the Alan Turing prize, but it must provide some insight into a topic that someone would find useful
  • Examples include a tutorial on a topic, a summarization of an experiment you did, thoughts on a topic, etc.
• It cannot be a discussion topic (you’re welcome to write one of those too, but I want to encourage technical writing)
• Must use decent grammar and writing (I highly recommend using the free version of Grammarly)
  • If your submission is determined to need grammar updates, I will give you a chance to update it
• Must be submitted before the start of exams which you can find on the university’s website

Submission

You are to publish your reflection on any publically accessible blogging platform (can even be a personal blog if you have one set up!) and message Michelle on Slack. Failing to message Michelle on Slack before the due date will result in a 0% bonus.

Rubric