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1. jorge    

   CEO at Escuela de Formación Técnica Chile SPA | almost 4 years ago
   It is a nice mini-blog, it's for free and such but

   As a mini-blog, it is a nice alternative for Medium to publish and share information about programming.

   However, the community and the organization are biased toward social justice (and they are open to it). You can read its Code of Conduct, it is so vague and politically leads (I prefer a term of service because it defines fair rules for everybody). So it alienates developers that we don't care about politics in pro of people that want to talk about any other topic such as sexuality, how women are unprivileged, and such. It even mandates to use inclusive language. Good grief.

   My main complaint is the quality of the community. It is not StackOverflow (so we don't want to ask for an answer here), and most of the top topics are clickbait, such as "how to become a rockstar developer in ... days", "100 tips to become a better programmer" (and it doesn't even talk about programming).

   Technically this "mini blog" site allows us to use markdown, and it is okay. However, the whole experience is really basic. Even the template is ugly.

   🏁 Competitors: Medium

   👍 Pros:    Free

   👎 Cons:    Social justice|Basic features|Quality of content

Medium Reviews

DEV.to mentions (371)

• Web Development Tools and Resources

  Dev.to (Visit Site) - A community of developers sharing knowledge and resources, Dev.to is a platform where programmers can stay updated on the latest trends, learn new skills, and connect with others. - Source: dev.to / 3 days ago

• Gameplanning the SGE Apocalypse

  I haven't looked at their media kit lately, but I imagine that dev.to has monthly site visits in the tens of millions.  Some of that obviously comes from search, but they also have a prodigious amount of direct navigation. - Source: dev.to / 16 days ago

• 7 ways to step up your API performance.

  REST (Representational State Transfer): This is a style of API that uses HTTP methods (such as GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) to perform operations on resources identified by URLs. REST APIs are based on the principle of statelessness, meaning that each request contains all the information necessary to process it, and the server does not store any client state. REST APIs are widely used for web applications, mobile... - Source: dev.to / 14 days ago

• A list of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS offerings that have free tiers of interest to devops and infradev

  Dev.to - Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow. - Source: dev.to / 22 days ago

• Dive into the Mind of Lead Power Platform Developer, David Wyatt

  You can stay updated with more of David Wyatt's insightful and inspiring articles by following him on Dev.to. You can connect him in LinkedIn too, David Wyatt's LinkedIn profile. - Source: dev.to / about 2 months ago

Medium mentions (2134)

• The Human OS: Upgrading My Life with Self-Love and Computer Science

  Hey HN community, I recently embarked on an exploration into the multifaceted aspects of self - delving into the primal, sensational, emotional, temporal, and soul dimensions that define our personal experiences and motivations. My journey is documented in a piece where I attempt to unravel the complex interplay between these layers, hoping to illuminate the pathways through which we navigate our inner cosmos.... - Source: Hacker News / about 8 hours ago

• React Labs: What We've Been Working On – February 2024 – React Compiler

  You might be interested in learning the reason hooks were invented [0]. I also use hooks in Flutter via a separate package and its creator made a great GitHub issue talking about exactly why class components cannot replicate the hook model [1], simply due to the limitations of how classes work. The code is in Dart but it's simple enough to grasp if you know JS and class concepts in general like overrides and... - Source: Hacker News / 1 day ago

• It's now possible to find the AWS Account ID for any S3 Bucket (private too)

  Related: AWS key IDs (not the secret key part) include your account ID within them, bitshifted by one position: https://medium.com/@TalBeerySec/a-short-note-on-aws-key-id-f88cc4317489 These key IDs are included in the URL for pre-signed links to S3, so there's a good chance you've already been publishing your account ID. - Source: Hacker News / 1 day ago

• Losing Trust in Google

  Google as a brainwashing machine has been voiced before: https://medium.com/@trendguardian/a-new-search-engine-1f91a5c05ebb. - Source: Hacker News / 2 days ago

• Many Americans Believe the Economy Is Rigged

  Greed indeed: https://medium.com/@trendguardian/why-we-are-dispensable-7a577eba4f3e. - Source: Hacker News / 5 days ago