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Devmag.io: A network for software developers

70 points by somecoder 11y ago

danappelxx 11y ago
One quick thing I noticed is that if I have an invalid username (ex: has a dot in it) and press the arrow to continue, it tells me that its already taken. Confused me as I couldn't imagine somebody already took my fairly-unique username.
jaywunder 11y ago
I really like the idea. Here are areas I think it could be improved. – It seems like there's no way to comment on links. If this is a place for discussion, there should be a way to comment on links, right? – The UI is very spread out. I understand that's what Material Design is, but the amount of padding and the space each post takes up is rather intimidating to look at. It's be nice – "We are hiring" shouldn't be the main focus before the hashtag navigation. Most people aren't looking for a job. I can't close the panel either, so it's just wasted space. Wait, I just figured out how to get to the comment section. Please change that, it's counter intuitive. Label the comment button "comments" don't put a cutsey symbol. I really dig the idea, your heart is in the right place. Also +1 for better looking UI than reddit! (if not as efficient)
- ethnomusicolog 11y ago
  I wanted to join but it seems you can't do it with your twitter account alone. Is there an obvious reason I am missing?
techaddict009 11y ago
Simply Awesome UI! It forced me to join :) Will share more after using it.
- somecoder 11y ago
  It is pretty impressive.
- fazlerocks 11y ago
  Thanks. :) Looking forward to your feedback.
huiwang 11y ago
i had the same idea to create a social network for developers. I'm very curious about their business model. Will they provide a database of developer profiles for enterprise recruitment ?
- Corrado 11y ago
  Yes, that's a question I have as well. There doesn't seem to be any advertisements at all, so where is the money going to come from. In fact, how do you make money off of developers? Advertisements probably wouldn't work anyway because we are a technologically savvy group that knows how to work uBlock. Creating a job board like Stack Overflow is probably one answer, but that seems pretty pedestrian and not really a main source of income. A paywall might work, but there is already a lot of competition in this space (Reddit, HN, ./, etc.) and none of them require subscriptions. The paywall is in fact that's one of the reasons I don't like Quora. Another source might be partnering with other technology companies, though I don't really know how that would work.
Corrado 11y ago
I like the idea of specialized post types. One of my favorites is the Repos (source code repository) post. Having specialized places for different types of content is pretty cool. I realize that it's not a completely new idea (Slashdot has had "categories" since the beginning of time) but I like the way that they have presented it. Some people here have commented on not liking the "material" design, however I find it head and shoulders above the HN layout. It's fully responsive, lightweight, and fast and looks good on a retina screen. The best thing is that I don't have to have a 3rd party plugin[0] to make it usable. :) [0] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-enhancement-s/bappiabcodbpphnojdiaddhnilfnjmpm https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-enhanc...
- fazlerocks 11y ago
  Thanks for the nice words. @Corrado :)
simonhamp 11y ago
I haven't used it much yet, but I'm already getting the sense that it's what Forrst could have been
giancarlostoro 11y ago
I really love the web design, and the whole purpose of the site, I was shocked not to see Twitter as an option for registration, but that's not a deal breaker since at least Github was available. Great work!
dberg 11y ago
Really love the developer friendly filters (repos, discussion, etc). Design is really really well done.
- fazlerocks 11y ago
  Thanks, @dberg. Really enjoying your comments on Devmag posts. :)
machiaweliczny 11y ago
Lovely design. One thing I don't like though is too flashy header IMO. And this mix of green and blue in new post is unsettling. I would simply change this light blue buttons to something else :)

70 points by somecoder 11y ago

One quick thing I noticed is that if I have an invalid username (ex: has a dot in it) and press the arrow to continue, it tells me that its already taken. Confused me as I couldn't imagine somebody already took my fairly-unique username.

jaywunder 11y ago

I really like the idea. Here are areas I think it could be improved. – It seems like there's no way to comment on links. If this is a place for discussion, there should be a way to comment on links, right? – The UI is very spread out. I understand that's what Material Design is, but the amount of padding and the space each post takes up is rather intimidating to look at. It's be nice – "We are hiring" shouldn't be the main focus before the hashtag navigation. Most people aren't looking for a job. I can't close the panel either, so it's just wasted space. Wait, I just figured out how to get to the comment section. Please change that, it's counter intuitive. Label the comment button "comments" don't put a cutsey symbol. I really dig the idea, your heart is in the right place. Also +1 for better looking UI than reddit! (if not as efficient)

ethnomusicolog 11y ago
I wanted to join but it seems you can't do it with your twitter account alone. Is there an obvious reason I am missing?

techaddict009 11y ago

Simply Awesome UI! It forced me to join :) Will share more after using it.

somecoder 11y ago
It is pretty impressive.
fazlerocks 11y ago
Thanks. :) Looking forward to your feedback.

huiwang 11y ago

i had the same idea to create a social network for developers. I'm very curious about their business model. Will they provide a database of developer profiles for enterprise recruitment ?

Corrado 11y ago
Yes, that's a question I have as well. There doesn't seem to be any advertisements at all, so where is the money going to come from. In fact, how do you make money off of developers? Advertisements probably wouldn't work anyway because we are a technologically savvy group that knows how to work uBlock. Creating a job board like Stack Overflow is probably one answer, but that seems pretty pedestrian and not really a main source of income. A paywall might work, but there is already a lot of competition in this space (Reddit, HN, ./, etc.) and none of them require subscriptions. The paywall is in fact that's one of the reasons I don't like Quora. Another source might be partnering with other technology companies, though I don't really know how that would work.

Corrado 11y ago

I like the idea of specialized post types. One of my favorites is the Repos (source code repository) post. Having specialized places for different types of content is pretty cool. I realize that it's not a completely new idea (Slashdot has had "categories" since the beginning of time) but I like the way that they have presented it. Some people here have commented on not liking the "material" design, however I find it head and shoulders above the HN layout. It's fully responsive, lightweight, and fast and looks good on a retina screen. The best thing is that I don't have to have a 3rd party plugin[0] to make it usable. :) [0] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-enhancement-s/bappiabcodbpphnojdiaddhnilfnjmpm https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-enhanc...

fazlerocks 11y ago
Thanks for the nice words. @Corrado :)

simonhamp 11y ago

I haven't used it much yet, but I'm already getting the sense that it's what Forrst could have been

giancarlostoro 11y ago

I really love the web design, and the whole purpose of the site, I was shocked not to see Twitter as an option for registration, but that's not a deal breaker since at least Github was available. Great work!

dberg 11y ago

Really love the developer friendly filters (repos, discussion, etc). Design is really really well done.

fazlerocks 11y ago
Thanks, @dberg. Really enjoying your comments on Devmag posts. :)

machiaweliczny 11y ago

Lovely design. One thing I don't like though is too flashy header IMO. And this mix of green and blue in new post is unsettling. I would simply change this light blue buttons to something else :)