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1. jorge

   · CEO at Escuela de Formación Técnica Chile SPA · about 5 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

Fast.com mentions (1685)

• SLOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW VPN IPSEC HOW TO CONFIGURATION HELPPPP

  Is this for remote access VPN? If so, what kind of bandwidth are you seeing on a speed test site like fast.com (with the VPN off) compared to the VPN bandwidth you're experiencing? Source: over 1 year ago

• I am a MacOS user, new to windows and my wifi won’t load fast enough; are these updates the issue?

  What result do you get from fast.com ? What about if you ping your router? Source: over 1 year ago

• Is this good speed?

  Websites like speedtest.net, fast.com and etc do provide measurement in megabits, and even with that, speedtest.net provides it between you and your ISP(mostly) only. So if you want to download something from lets say, YouTube, the speed will be slightly different because now you're connecting to Google's server, not your ISP's server. This is because speedtest.net has partnership with ISPs so that speedtest.net... Source: over 1 year ago

• Help!!! FPS AND downloading games speeds.

  If fast.com and speedtest.net are fast, then it's not the computer or your internet. Source: over 1 year ago

• Internet shuts off when downloading

  If you try a speed test with only your PC connected via LAN (visit fast.com), do you get reasonable upload and download speeds? Are the speeds consistent? Source: over 1 year ago

DEV.to mentions (509)

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• Unveiling the Checkstyle License: A Deep Dive into Fair Code, Open Source Sustainability, and Developer Compensation

  Insights from developers on platforms such as Dev.to shed light on the broader context of open source funding and licensing. For instance, in posts like "Unveiling the Nokia Open Source License – Balancing Innovation and Fair Developer Compensation" and "Unlocking Potential: Open Source Project Funding Platforms", industry experts discuss similar challenges and successes that resonate with the philosophy behind... - Source: dev.to / about 14 hours ago

• Unveiling IBM Public License 1.0-rv: A Comprehensive Deep Dive into Open Source Fairness and Blockchain Implications

  This post delivers a comprehensive exploration of the IBM Public License 1.0-rv. We discuss its background, core legal principles, and developer-oriented compensation measures while comparing it with other popular open source licenses like MIT, GNU GPL, and Apache 2.0. In addition, we delve into emerging blockchain integration and dual licensing aspects. The post also highlights practical examples and challenges... - Source: dev.to / 1 day ago

• Unveiling Erlang Public License 1.1: A Comprehensive Exploration

  Abstract: This post provides an in‐depth look at the Erlang Public License 1.1 (EPL 1.1) by exploring its history, core features, diverse applications, challenges, and future outlook. We discuss how this open source and fair code license protects innovative software projects built with Erlang while balancing community collaboration with commercial interests. Along the way, we provide tables, bullet lists, and... - Source: dev.to / 1 day ago