Why you NEED to Start Creating Content as a Software Engineer (Unknown Benefits) @RahulPandeyrkp
Why you NEED to Start Creating Content as a Software Engineer (Unknown Benefits)  @RahulPandeyrkp
Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Beyond the obvious reason of helping others, what are the benefits of creating technical content through a YouTube video, an article, or other formats?

Afraz (@iOSAcademy) is a senior iOS engineer at Microsoft, and he also runs the popular YouTube channel iOS Academy with tons of app tutorials + explainers. Before Microsoft he worked at Capital One and as a consultant where he published dozens of iOS apps. Watch the video on his channel about mobile development in big tech: youtu.be/MaTTkE-DWU0

Connect with Afraz:
➀ youtube.com/c/iOSAcademy
➀ linkedin.com/in/afrazsiddiqui

iOS Academy website: iosacademy.io

Hi! I’m Rahul, a software engineer with a passion for teaching. I went to Stanford, was a founding engineer at a startup, and have worked at various companies across Silicon Valley. I’m currently an Android Developer at Facebook and teach an Android class at Stanford. Would love to connect with you! This channel is about tech (especially Silicon Valley), combining tactical how-to guides with interviews.

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Bookmarks:
0:00 - Intro
1:40 - [Afraz] What was the motivation to start putting content on YouTube?
4:30 - [Rahul] What was the motivation to start putting content on YouTube?
8:00 - Competition + opportunity in content
9:35 - How do you decide what content to create?
13:30 - How did you decide how to name your channel?
16:50 - Balancing YouTube with a full-time tech job
30:35 - Parting words of wisdom
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Why you NEED to Start Creating Content as a Software Engineer (Unknown Benefits)

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