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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

Medium Reviews

DEV.to mentions (388)

• 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 / 4 days ago

• A Beginner's Guide to Front-End Development

  Join any developers community like dev. to. - Source: dev.to / 6 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 / 8 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 / 11 days ago

• Earth Day Frontend Challenge

  Thank you DEV.to for hosting this challenge! I'm looking forward to participating in upcoming challenges and continuing to grow my skills in front-end development. These challenges not only push my creative boundaries but also allow me to connect with a community of like-minded developers. See you at the next one! - Source: dev.to / 16 days ago

Medium mentions (2211)

• Swipos-GIS/GEO, nationwide GNSS RTK correction for centimeter accurate location

  There was a survey of available GNSS corrections services from a couple of years ago - some of these services are global and not limited to a single country: https://medium.com/@mikehorton/what-is-a-mass-market-gnss-correction-network-do-they-work-for-survey-construction-and-farming-f41bd521f71c. - Source: Hacker News / about 11 hours ago

• Steve Albini, Storied Producer and Icon of the Rock Underground, Dies at 61

  Admittedly, that doesn't look great. I do try to apply Hank Green filters to this sort of thing before I accept it whole cloth, however. So it's not great that the first link I clicked on by the author was this: https://medium.com/@MoonMetropolis/first-public-statement-from-joshua-goldberg-8bb061aa56a0 While I did meet Steve a few times - he left my carcass on the floor after a predictable poker game at a music... - Source: Hacker News / 2 days ago

• Steve Albini, Storied Producer and Icon of the Rock Underground, Dies at 61

  Anyone here celebrating Steve Albini's life should be aware that this guy was an unrepentant pedophile: https://medium.com/@MoonMetropolis/now-that-steve-albini-is-dead-lets-reflect-on-his-admitted-love-and-promotion-of-child-fadf5072288e An actual quote from him: > The cover of PURE 2 is a guy holding open a toddler’s puny hole so his spuzz can dribble out. The girl is past crying. She is destroyed. >... - Source: Hacker News / 2 days ago

• Steve Albini, Storied Producer and Icon of the Rock Underground, Dies at 61

  Anyone celebrating his life should be aware that this guy was an unrepentant pedophile: https://medium.com/@MoonMetropolis/now-that-steve-albini-is-dead-lets-reflect-on-his-admitted-love-and-promotion-of-child-fadf5072288e. - Source: Hacker News / 2 days ago

• Surprised to see that the standard CO2 level on the space station is 4000 ppm

  Related reading "I’m living in a carbon bubble. Literally."[0] which has a lot of great basic charts and graphs on everyday data related to CO2. Information in this reading that is relevant to 4000 PPM on the Space Station * Typical CO2 concentrations can reach 4000 ppm in a car * "On the International Space Station, the odds of a crew member reporting a headache double for every 1300 ppm increase in CO2... - Source: Hacker News / 2 days ago