HN Comments Owl VS DEV.to

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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

HN Comments Owl mentions (7)

• Most promoted and blocked domains among Kagi Search users

  Comments Owl for Hacker News [1] adds a mute button to comments and user profiles which lets you do this. If you want to roll a quick version of your own, once you've identified rows containing comments you want to block, you need to hide all subsequent rows which have a higher indent. I see there's now an "indent" attribute in the DOM which would make this even easier. [1] - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

• The UI of Hacker News Is Perfect

  Definitely not perfect. The default "collapse comment" buttons being right-aligned is pure insanity, IMO. They should be left-aligned so they're all in line with each other as you scroll down the page, so you barely have to move your mouse. Fortunately this extension[1] takes care of that. [1] https://github.com/insin/hn-comments-owl/ Also, proper hyperlink... - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago

• Ask HN: How do you keep up with replies to comment threads on HN?

  For keeping track of replies to my own comments, as previously mentioned there's the threads link at the top of the page, as well as https://hnreplies.com/ and https://hnnotify.xyz/. You can also use https://hnrss.github.io/ or http://hnapp.com/ to make RSS feeds of various types. If there's a post that is particularly interesting and you want to be able to keep abreast of new comments in it, I've found the HN... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• Ask HN: Which Extension brings the best out of HN?

  I like HN Comments Owl: https://github.com/insin/hn-comments-owl. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• Ask HN: How do you use HN?

  >Do you use browser plugins or user scripts? https://github.com/insin/hn-comments-owl I've also been writing a Godot app for HN off an on for a while now. It isn't ready for prime time but here's what it looks like[0]. >Also, what are your habits around HN? I tend to lurk the new comments page. I check this site constantly, and use it as a distraction from more worthwhile projects. It's pathetic, this place is... - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

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 / 1 day 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 / 9 days ago

• A Beginner's Guide to Front-End Development

  Join any developers community like dev. to. - Source: dev.to / 12 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 / 14 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 / 17 days ago