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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

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• Calls grow for Sundar Pichai to step down from Google CEO position

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DEV.to mentions (381)

• Personas - an Ai Assistant

  Many Thanks to Cloudflare and dev.to for giving us this opportunity. - Source: dev.to / 5 days ago

• Things you should do in your dev journey 🖥️👩‍💻

  Choose a Language and Stack: Research programming languages and technology stacks on platforms like Stack Overflow and GitHub. You can also explore articles on sites like TechCrunch and Dev.to discussing the latest trends and the pros and cons of different languages and frameworks. - Source: dev.to / 6 days ago

• 🔍 Searching the web

  By adding a site:https://dev.to to your search, this will only find results that come from the dev.to page! This can be super useful, e.g. When you want to look up documentation of a specific framework on their site, or want to specifically get stackoverflow articles. - Source: dev.to / 14 days ago

• How to Download All Your Published Articles from DEV.to in Markdown Format

  As a content creator on DEV.to, you may want to have a local backup of all your published articles in Markdown format. This can be useful for various reasons such as offline access, archiving, or editing outside the platform. - Source: dev.to / 16 days ago

• 10 Websites Every Web Developer Should Bookmark

  DEV Community (formerly known as DEV.to) is a community-driven platform where developers can share their thoughts, experiences, and insights through blog posts, discussions, and coding challenges. This website is an excellent place to connect with other developers, learn from their experiences, and contribute to the community. - Source: dev.to / 20 days ago