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I built a social platform for developers and have 4 users. Here's where I'm at.

I'm a developer, not a marketer. So instead of pretending I have traction I don't, I'm going to be straight about where Nexus is.

What I built

Nexus is a social platform for developers built around GitHub identity. You sign in with GitHub and your profile is already done — contributions, repos, streaks, tech stack, all pulled automatically. No LinkedIn-style bios. No follower games. Just what you've actually built.

Features currently live:

  • GitHub OAuth login
  • Project showcases with repo previews, star counts, language badges
  • Syntax-highlighted code snippets in the feed
  • Threaded discussions with nested comments
  • Trending feed

Why I built it

GitHub is where our work lives. But when we want to talk about that work, share it, get feedback — we go to Twitter or LinkedIn. That gap bothered me. Those platforms weren't built for developers. Nexus is.

Where I'm at

4 users. Not 4000. 4.

The product works. The community doesn't exist yet. That's the honest problem I'm trying to solve right now.

What I'm looking for

If you're a developer who shares projects online and you've ever felt like Twitter or LinkedIn wasn't quite right for it — try Nexus and tell me what's broken or missing.

Link: https://nexus-fqt4.onrender.com

I read every piece of feedback. What would actually make you use something like this?

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