This was before we'd gotten Forem going and gotten to where we are now where DEV is not only a great gathering place, but doesn't have to be all things to all people because of the work we do to enable stuff like Wasm Builders, MetaPunk, etc. But the ideas still stand. I really don't think Medium was ever great at serving the needs of developers or communities in general.
Strongly agree and the integrations between Dev.to and Hashnode and great. Use the post importer quite consistently.
I'm on the fence for Medium. I've engaged with quite a few great people but it feels like what you said holds true. Its a catch-all system and I'm quite tired of the listcles that seem to be more common in that environment. (Not to mention the paywall)
I will probably continue to post to Medium until my subscription runs out and stop there.
I'm glad I don't have to choose, but if I did have to I would go with DEV. The community and conversation overall seems better to me. Not to mention I get like 10x the engagement from DEV than Hashnode...
I write about web development, design and tooling from a solopreneur's perspective. My wife and I are raising four kids, and I enjoy running ultras in my free time.
Yeah, I've recently loved using the RSS import feature since I'm primarily using Hashnode for simplicity of maintaining one source, but I don't want to neglect the DEV ecosystem. Great best of both worlds solution imo:
We've designed DEV and Forem to be very welcoming to cross-posting, and inherently compatible with what Hashnode is and has become.
But I will say that Medium really was never the right thing for developers, and it's not getting better.
I wrote this a few years ago.
Medium Was Never Meant to Be a Part of the Developer Ecosystem
Ben Halpern for The DEV Team ・ Jun 3 '19 ・ 5 min read
This was before we'd gotten Forem going and gotten to where we are now where DEV is not only a great gathering place, but doesn't have to be all things to all people because of the work we do to enable stuff like Wasm Builders, MetaPunk, etc. But the ideas still stand. I really don't think Medium was ever great at serving the needs of developers or communities in general.
Strongly agree and the integrations between Dev.to and Hashnode and great. Use the post importer quite consistently.
I'm on the fence for Medium. I've engaged with quite a few great people but it feels like what you said holds true. Its a catch-all system and I'm quite tired of the listcles that seem to be more common in that environment. (Not to mention the paywall)
I will probably continue to post to Medium until my subscription runs out and stop there.
As someone who has set up crossposting from my Hashnode powered personal site and DEV; it was very easy, thank you!
I'm glad I don't have to choose, but if I did have to I would go with DEV. The community and conversation overall seems better to me. Not to mention I get like 10x the engagement from DEV than Hashnode...
Yeah, I've recently loved using the RSS import feature since I'm primarily using Hashnode for simplicity of maintaining one source, but I don't want to neglect the DEV ecosystem. Great best of both worlds solution imo:
Re-Syndicate Hashnode to DEV the Easy Way
Eamonn Cottrell ・ Mar 30 ・ 4 min read