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A free, friendly community where developers write, share and learn.

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What is DEV Community?

DEV Community (dev.to) is a free platform where software developers publish articles, tutorials and project write-ups, follow tags and discuss ideas in the comments. It runs on the open source Forem software, and makers often use it to share what they have built with a large technical audience.

Pros

  • Free to read and publish
  • Large developer audience
  • Welcoming community norms

Cons

  • Post quality varies a lot
  • Popular tags are crowded

Who should use DEV Community

Developers who want to learn from peers or build an audience by writing about their work.

Who may not need it

Writers looking for a fully independent blog on their own domain.

DEV Community alternatives

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Indie Hackers

Focus: founders, startups and directory. Shares community with DEV Community. Same 4.5 rating.

CommunityFreeWeb
4.5Visit

Morning Brew

Focus: News, Business and Learning. Also in Learning and Communication, like DEV Community. A newsletter, not a community. Rated 4.8 (DEV Community: 4.5).

NewsletterFreeWeb
4.8Visit

Prompt Engineering Guide

Focus: prompt engineering, context engineering and rag. Also in Learning and Writing, like DEV Community. A course, not a community. Rated 4.8 (DEV Community: 4.5).

CourseFreeWeb
4.8Visit

ChatGPTFeatured, verified

Focus: ai, assistant and writing. Also in Writing and Learning, like DEV Community. An AI tool, not a community. Freemium (DEV Community: Free). Adds macOS and Windows. Rated 4.7 (DEV Community: 4.5).

AI ToolFree planWeb, iOS
4.7Visit

DeepL

Focus: translation, languages and documents. Also in Writing and Communication, like DEV Community. An AI tool, not a community. Freemium (DEV Community: Free). Adds Windows, macOS and Chrome. Rated 4.7 (DEV Community: 4.5).

AI ToolFree planWeb, Windows
4.7Visit

Hacker News

Focus: startups, tech news and launch. Shares community with DEV Community. Rated 4.6 (DEV Community: 4.5).

CommunityFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Free alternatives to DEV Community

Free resources that cover similar ground.

Product Hunt

Focus: product discovery, startups and tools. Shares community with DEV Community. Rated 4.6 (DEV Community: 4.5).

CommunityFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Ray.so

Focus: code screenshots, developer tools and social media. Also in Communication and Writing, like DEV Community. A web app, not a community. Rated 4.6 (DEV Community: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Harper

Focus: grammar checker, privacy and offline. Also in Writing and Communication, like DEV Community. A browser extension, not a community. Adds Chrome, Firefox and macOS. Same 4.5 rating.

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Firefox
4.5Visit

SuperX Blog

Focus: twitter, x and social media. Also in Learning and Writing, like DEV Community. A blog, not a community. Same 4.5 rating.

BlogFreeWeb
4.5Visit

ru-text

Focus: russian, writing and ai agents. Also in Writing and Communication, like DEV Community. An AI tool, not a community. Rated 4.4 (DEV Community: 4.5).

AI ToolFreeCross-Platform
4.4Visit

Awesome Journal Skills

Focus: academic writing, journals and claude code. Also in Writing and Learning, like DEV Community. An AI tool, not a community. Rated 4.3 (DEV Community: 4.5).

AI ToolFreeCross-Platform
4.3Visit
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