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Discussion on: Dev.to Need a Recommendation System like Youtube

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Casey Brooks

I would also recommend against this, partly because I don't think Dev.to is at a size yet where more personalized recommendations would make much of a difference. This community is still small enough that I will frequently visit all latest articles and not feel overwhelmed, and from there get to know other community members I want to engage with.

In addition, @ben and his team do a great job of publicly praising great contributions and new users, in addition to highlighting popular tags and new discussions in the feed sidebar, which really helps ensure no one is lost in the crowd and helps me follow new, great members.

I think a YouTube-style recommendation system might be effective several years down the road as Dev.to grows in size, but I just don't think it's needed yet.