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English for Developers

A 12-part course on grammar, clarity, and professional writing.

13 posts · Communication

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    English for Developers: Fix the 7 Mistakes You Keep Making

    A practical English writing course built around the exact grammar mistakes developers make in commits, PRs, and Slack. Fix typos, run-ons, and more.
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    A, An, The: The Tiny Words That Make Your PRs Sound Fluent

    Learn exactly when to use a, an, the, or no article in English. Fix dropped articles in your PRs, commits, and Slack so your writing sounds natural and clear.
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    Much vs Many: The Grammar Tell That Outs You in PRs

    Learn when to use much vs many, few vs less, and when to add an "s" - the one countable vs uncountable rule that quietly fixes your commits, PRs, and standups.
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    Subject-Verb Agreement: Why "The Tests Passes" Hurts

    Learn subject-verb agreement the practical way. Stop writing 'the tests passes' or 'the users is' so your PRs, standups, and commits read clean and credible.
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    Verb Tenses for Developers: Stop Writing "I Am Fix the Bug"

    Learn which verb tense to use in commits, standups, and PRs - and stop your sentences drifting between past and present. A clear guide for developers.
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    Its vs It's: The Apostrophe Rules Developers Get Wrong

    Stop writing API's for plurals and mixing up its vs it's. A clear, dev-friendly guide to plurals, apostrophes, and possessives in commits, PRs, and Slack.
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    Depend On or Depend To? A Dev's Preposition Cheat Sheet

    Stop guessing between "depend on" and "depend to." A clear preposition cheat sheet for developers covering in, on, at, to, and for in real code talk.
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    Why Your Slack Messages Look Junior (And the Quick Fix)

    Lowercase i, missing full stops, and run-on sentences make your writing look rushed. Learn the punctuation and capitalization rules that read as senior.
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    Run-On Sentences: Why Your PRs Get Skimmed (and How to Fix It)

    Fix run-on sentences, comma splices, and fragments so your commits, PRs, and Slack messages read clearly the first time. Four simple fixes, real examples.
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    Its or It's? The Tiny Word Mix-Ups That Make Code Look Sloppy

    Its vs it's, login vs log in, then vs than - the small word mix-ups that make a clean PR look careless, and the quick tricks to never get them wrong again.
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    Write Like a Senior Dev: Commits, PRs, and Code Reviews

    Learn to write professional commit messages, pull requests, and code review comments. Small writing fixes that make your engineering work read as senior.
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    Spelling Mistakes Developers Make (and How to Fix Them)

    Stop the typos that sneak into commits, PRs, and Slack. Learn the spelling mistakes developers get wrong most and simple tricks to fix them fast.
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    Fix the Grammar Mistakes in Your Commits and Slack Messages

    A practical grammar workout for developers: fix real commit messages, PRs, and Slack standups with drills on articles, much vs many, tenses, and run-ons.