Writing Prompts for Developers

To get better at writing you need to practice, and writing prompts are a great way to get you started. Grab one from the list and get to it!

• How you approach starting a brand new website? Walk us through it.
• What’s your advice for dealing with legacy code?
• What’s the importance of interactivity in user experiences?
• What’s the importance of keeping up to date with the latest technologies? Is it beneficial or overhyped?
• What are your tips for debugging and troubleshooting?
• Tell us about a technology you discovered recently.
• Teach us about the last library you used. Don’t go to the docs, just teach off the top of your head.
• Tell us about the importance of a good UX.
• What’s an opinion or belief you used to have that changed?
• What advice would you give someone looking to get into web development?
• What do you think about object oriented vs functional programming?
• What’s the most underrated thing in web dev?
• What’s the most overrated thing in web dev?
• ”Everyone forgets about __ but it’s super important!”
• Tell us about your IDE of choice and what you love about it
• What future feature or technology are you excited about?
• What do you find most interesting in the world of web dev?
• ”In five years, I predict that web development will be…”
• How important is QA and testing?
• How do you see AI impacting web development?
• What’s your ‘desert island’ npm package?
• Tell us about the most fun website or app you ever built.
• What technology would you never touch again, no matter how much someone paid you?
• What’s the most challenging thing you did in development, and how did you overcome it?
• Tell us about your hardware setup. Computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse, chair, etc. Get descriptive about why chose what you have.
• Tell us about a time you learned a totally new skill, library, language, or framework.
• What’s the biggest mistake you’ve made as a developer? Did you take down prod? What happened?
• Sell us on your favorite framework. What are the features that make you such a big fan?
• Write in defense of a technology you don’t care for. What are its redeeming qualities?
• What are some ways we can build websites and apps securely?
• Pitch us on your favorite CMS or database service. What are its killer features? Why should we give it a try?
• What advice do you have for being a productive developer?