Lobste.rs is basically HackerNews, but with some features that make it better for engaging in a discussion (you get notifications when someone reply to you for

Lobste.rs is basically HackerNews, but with some features that make it better for engaging in a discussion (you get notifications when someone reply to you for example). Depending on the technology you want to discuss, there might be Discord rooms/Slack channels available. For example the Golang Slack is pretty active and it’s easy to find people to talk to. I guess it’s the same for other languages