DEV.to Forem
More info
- Creator
- Ben Halpern, Jess Lee, Peter Frank
- Released
- Type
- Developer community / blogging platform
- License
- AGPL-3.0 (Forem)
- Website
- dev.to
- Source
- github.com/forem/forem
Community-driven blogging platform specifically for developers — Medium without a paywall, more wholesome tone.
Open source via the Forem platform (Ruby on Rails). Lots of "how I built X", "today I learned" content. Tags like #javascript, #beginners are active. Many posts cross-published from personal blogs via canonical links. A good place for junior devs to start blogging without friction. Competition: Hashnode (more focused on personal "blog domains"), Lobsters (smaller, more curated).