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this looks like HN for devs in their 20's

warent 8y ago
I'm in my early 20s and can confidently say this is the first I've heard of Dev.to and hopefully the last. I like emojis as much as the next millennial but this website looks awful.
yjftsjthsd-h 8y ago
... HN is for devs in their 20s.
- ToFab123 8y ago
  No, it is not. I am 49 and I have no problems using HN. Also often it is clear, that some of the amazing answer found here, are from people way older than in the their 20s, because some of those answers requires the poster to have many many years of experience in order to come up with that answer. There is a great mix of young and old here :)
  - yjftsjthsd-h 8y ago
    Sorry; I didn't mean exclusively at all. I meant "why have a site for 20something devs when they (and everyone else) already have HN?"
- gdsdfe 8y ago
  HN is for everyone I think, not only devs, not only 20s ...
  - anonytrary 8y ago
    I think he meant "HN's average user is a dev in their 20s".
    - greenhatman 8y ago
      I wonder if that is actually true. It feels like the average might actually be early 30s.
- diaz 8y ago
  The problem with HN is that it has too many content not related to tech, like lots of politics and also is too american focused. Anybody not from america gets a feeling of being a little weirded out by some of the things and morals discussed around here. At least for me that's a problem. If that dev.to gets nice content and doesn't get all these america specific morally political stuff going around maybe I'll use it.
srikz 8y ago
I've been following Dev.to before it became a website and was only a twitter handle. I found it to be a less hostile version of HN at times. It also is a bit more beginner focussed (helps by being more friendly). Also, most posts and comments are quite positive :)
- Rjevski 8y ago
  The problem with "beginner-focused" sites IMO is they preach wrong advice. Just because experienced people tell you hard truths doesn't mean you should run away and hide in a beginner-friendly corner. I mean you can do that, but don't complain when you realize that the experienced guy was right and your mistakes cost you your entire business.
  - owlninja 8y ago
    I don't think it is the hard truths or wonderful knowledge here, it is the often condescending tone that usually makes me just watch from a distance.

I'm in my early 20s and can confidently say this is the first I've heard of Dev.to and hopefully the last. I like emojis as much as the next millennial but this website looks awful.

yjftsjthsd-h 8y ago

... HN is for devs in their 20s.

ToFab123 8y ago
No, it is not. I am 49 and I have no problems using HN. Also often it is clear, that some of the amazing answer found here, are from people way older than in the their 20s, because some of those answers requires the poster to have many many years of experience in order to come up with that answer. There is a great mix of young and old here :)
- yjftsjthsd-h 8y ago
  Sorry; I didn't mean exclusively at all. I meant "why have a site for 20something devs when they (and everyone else) already have HN?"
gdsdfe 8y ago
HN is for everyone I think, not only devs, not only 20s ...
- anonytrary 8y ago
  I think he meant "HN's average user is a dev in their 20s".
  - greenhatman 8y ago
    I wonder if that is actually true. It feels like the average might actually be early 30s.
diaz 8y ago
The problem with HN is that it has too many content not related to tech, like lots of politics and also is too american focused. Anybody not from america gets a feeling of being a little weirded out by some of the things and morals discussed around here. At least for me that's a problem. If that dev.to gets nice content and doesn't get all these america specific morally political stuff going around maybe I'll use it.

srikz 8y ago

I've been following Dev.to before it became a website and was only a twitter handle. I found it to be a less hostile version of HN at times. It also is a bit more beginner focussed (helps by being more friendly). Also, most posts and comments are quite positive :)

Rjevski 8y ago
The problem with "beginner-focused" sites IMO is they preach wrong advice. Just because experienced people tell you hard truths doesn't mean you should run away and hide in a beginner-friendly corner. I mean you can do that, but don't complain when you realize that the experienced guy was right and your mistakes cost you your entire business.
- owlninja 8y ago
  I don't think it is the hard truths or wonderful knowledge here, it is the often condescending tone that usually makes me just watch from a distance.