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Devmag.io: A network for software developers

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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)

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?

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-enhanc...

Thanks for the nice words. @Corrado :)

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!

Simply Awesome UI! It forced me to join :)

Will share more after using it.

It is pretty impressive.

Thanks. :) Looking forward to your feedback.

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.

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 :)

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 ?

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.

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

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

Thanks, @dberg. Really enjoying your comments on Devmag posts. :)

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