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DEV.to Reviews

1. jorge

   | CEO at Escuela de Formación Técnica Chile SPA | about 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

F5Bot Reviews

1. dksinden

   | Commercial Director at SpeechKit | almost 4 years ago
   Pretty useful little tool for catching reddit mentions :)

   Easy to setup and forget, would definitely recommend

2. Pēteris Caune

   | Working at healthchecks.io | almost 4 years ago

   F5Bot is awesome. Compared to similar services, it delivers notifications in nearly real-time. I get notified about online discussions mentioning my product as they happen, not a day later.

   🏁 Competitors: Warble
3. Jason Faulker

   about 4 years ago

   Love it, sends me an e-mail for keywords on Reddit.

   🏁 Competitors: TrackReddit

   👍 Pros:    Fast

   👎 Cons:    Wish there was a higher limit to the e-mail

DEV.to mentions (389)

• Punishing myself

  I know, real original 🙄, but I had to as this is my inaugural post on Dev.to! I've been toying with the idea of writing a blog for some time now, and figured since I'm starting a new project, this is the best time for it. I've been somewhat familiar with React.js for a while now and wanted to make the jump over to React Native to capitalize on an idea I've had for a few years. I'll be blogging about the progress... - Source: dev.to / 7 days ago

• How the web works: page loading and beyond

  The page load process is a basic aspect of web browsing, which envelops a sequence of actions that occur when a user requests and accesses a web page. This website dev. To is displaying to you because of some intricate actions occurring over the web. - Source: dev.to / 15 days ago

• A Beginner's Guide to Front-End Development

  Join any developers community like dev. to. - Source: dev.to / 17 days ago

• How to Build in Public as a Tech Professional

  Remember how I suggested that you define your purpose in the previous step? Well, it makes it easier for you to choose the platform that will help achieve this goal. I decided to document my journey via blogging because I love writing. With this in mind, I wanted to use platforms with an easy setup and customization, so I chose Hashnode and Dev.to. If you prefer being on camera or audio, consider using platforms... - Source: dev.to / 19 days ago

• How to build dev.to Community Digest with Novu

  Dev.to is a widely recognized and highly esteemed community dedicated to developers from all around the globe. It serves as a platform for thousands of developers to learn, share, and publish their experiences with leveraging technology in their work. - Source: dev.to / 22 days ago

F5Bot mentions (34)

• A search engine in 80 lines of Python

  Https://f5bot.com is a way to get an email notification when a keyword is mentioned. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Ask HN: How to subscribe for specific repeated stories on HN

  Https://f5bot.com/ might work, I use a Slack bot for something similar. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

• So apparently YouTube is testing out blocking adblockers

  Hehe, my secret is F5Bot which lets me know when someone mentions qutebrowser on Reddit :D. Source: 11 months ago

• Ask HN: What happens with social media monitoring apps once Reddit's API is paid

  For example, a "free" service that I use and is "slightly" monetized by ads in the notification emails. F5Bot https://f5bot.com/. Would Reddit ask them for $12,000 per month? - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago

• Keyword Alert tool?

  I’m using https://f5bot.com/ Works for Reddit and a few other websites. And you get notifications immediately. Not sure if you can set them to be aggregated once a day, in case it’s a requirement. Source: about 1 year ago