Ask HN: Where else do developers congregate?

#1

Post by prabhaav » Wed, Sep 04, 2019, 6:52 PM UTC

Hi HN,

We're building a developer focused tool and are always on the lookout for sites/communities where we can interact with developers.

Obviously HackerNews is great for that purpose, but I wanted to see if you all had other public communities you'd recommend i.e. (discord, slack, facebook groups, subreddits, etc)

Thanks again for your help!

Re: Ask HN: Where else do developers congregate?

#2

Post by jhunter1016 » Wed, Sep 04, 2019, 6:53 PM UTC

While this is mostly from the content angle, dev.to seems to be one of the best places for developers. The comments sections of posts are engaging, and some posts are largely just questions like the one you asked.

Re: Ask HN: Where else do developers congregate?

#3

Post by mtmail » Wed, Sep 04, 2019, 7:10 PM UTC

"Interact with developers" means using the communities as marketing channels?

So the one other answer in this thread I see is from jhunter1016 who happens to also work on the same product (easy to check the comment history). It might not be a fake conversation but this kind of interaction is artifical and something HN and other communities need less of.

Re: Ask HN: Where else do developers congregate?

#4

Post by jhunter1016 » Wed, Sep 04, 2019, 7:36 PM UTC

mtmail wrote: post #3

"Interact with developers" means using the communities as marketing channels? So the one other answer in this thread I see is from jhunter1016 who happens to also work on the same product (easy to check the comment history). It might not be a fake conversation but this kind of interaction is artifical and something HN and other communities need less of.

Definitely a genuine comment. I think if you check out my participation on dev.to, Hackernoon, Medium, etc, you'll see I am actively engaging in the developer community as a whole.

I also happen to work on numerous other projects and felt my contribution to this thread was helpful. Appreciate the concern, though. Happy to let others engage!