Blog Comparison/Anaylsis - Software Engineers - Team Multivac

The two blogs our group, Team Multivac, chose for this blog comparison/analysis are those of Steve Yegge, software engineer for Google, and David Cheong, a former software engineer, now pursuing entrepreneurship.

We find that Steve's blog is more anecdotal, with a unique blend of humor and narration about happenings at Google. Steve also shares a larger amount of personal information with us than Dave does. A large portion of Dave's posts consist of a summarization of tips for success in the professional world, not just software engineering. Dave has worked in the corporate world as a software engineer. Now on his way to entrepreneurship, he shares what he's learned over the years with his readers. Both blogs have a somewhat casual air about them, with neither of their language becoming too formal and stiff to read.

Steve's blog does use a bit of software development jargon, as he assumes most of his audience to be other software engineers, or others knowledgeable about the subject. Dave uses terminology pertaining to the professional world, as his target audience most likely consists of professionals. Dave's entries are "filed" under certain subjects, which can act as a form of tagging. These include such words as "entrepreneur", "personal development", "motivation" and "productivity".

Both of these blogs, while their creators share a common profession, are distinctly different in their content. One chose to remain in the corporate environment, as the other instead chose to pursue independent work, and these differences become evident as one reads through the two blogs.