Why is there no Facebook for programmers & hackers?

#1

Post by danebaker » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 5:46 AM UTC

Designers have Dribbble, Behance, etc. Businessmen have LinkedIn. HN is nice for simple article links but is hardly a robust network. Where are the social networks for programmers/hackers?

Re: Why is there no Facebook for programmers & hackers?

#2

Post by josegonzalez » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 5:51 AM UTC

Github.

Re: Why is there no Facebook for programmers & hackers?

#3

Post by brianmac » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 5:51 AM UTC

There is, it's called github ;). More seriously, we don't feel the need to update our status every day. pushing code is our status, isn't it?

Re: Why is there no Facebook for programmers & hackers?

#4

Post by aymeric » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 6:04 AM UTC

Forrst is supposed to be that.

Re: Why is there no Facebook for programmers & hackers?

#5

Post by danebaker » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 6:11 AM UTC

brianmac wrote: post #3

There is, it's called github ;). More seriously, we don't feel the need to update our status every day. pushing code is our status, isn't it?

I don't see the need for that either; I'm referring to sharing things in a more visual way (Pinterest), making new code available (Github), adding friends and likeminded folks (Facebook), discussing topics in groups (LinkedIn).

Re: Why is there no Facebook for programmers & hackers?

#6

Post by imaginationac » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 6:25 AM UTC

danebaker wrote: post #5

brianmac wrote: post #3

There is, it's called github ;). More seriously, we don't feel the need to update our status every day. pushing code is our status, isn't it?

I don't see the need for that either; I'm referring to sharing things in a more visual way (Pinterest), making new code available (Github), adding friends and likeminded folks (Facebook), discussing topics in groups (LinkedIn).

The obvious answer to why is, no one's built it yet. Forrst supposed fill the showing off things in pictures void (plus it's exclusive, just like Facebook used to be). Github comes pretty close, you can even have a personal page (though updating has be done via pushes).

A feature I'd like to see in such a site is a repository/tool for defining syntax rules & colorschemes for editors.

Re: Why is there no Facebook for programmers & hackers?

#7

Post by solnyshok » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 6:31 AM UTC

in a way, google+ is a facebook for programmers, designers, geeks and startupers. nobody else gives a damn.

Re: Why is there no Facebook for programmers & hackers?

#8

Post by danebaker » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 6:50 AM UTC

solnyshok wrote: post #7

in a way, google+ is a facebook for programmers, designers, geeks and startupers. nobody else gives a damn.

I think you can remove the word "else" from the last sentence. ;o

Re: Why is there no Facebook for programmers & hackers?

#9

Post by drewwilson » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 7:01 AM UTC

Answer: http://dialog.gs Launching this week :)

Re: Why is there no Facebook for programmers & hackers?

#10

Post by middleman90 » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 8:16 AM UTC

drewwilson wrote: post #9

Answer: http://dialog.gs Launching this week :)

do you have an invite?