Hey @nyaomaru and @hanzla! Keep in mind that I found this post manually. I wasn't notified even though you did. I made a PR in hope that will fix the issue.
Going back on topic, that seems like a great idea to have and would make sense to have a separate section. I would recommend making it as a Feature Request on the Forem Repository and letting others know. This seems like an ambitious project to where @ben needs to review and make sure if this can be integrated on dev.to.
Thanks for checking the post manually and for making a PR to fix the notification issue! Really appreciate it. And thanks for sharing your thoughts on the idea too. I agree that a separate section would make more sense. I'll look into submitting a feature request on the Forem repository and see how the community responds. It would be great to get Ben's thoughts on whether something like this could be integrated into DEV. Thanks again! 😄
I actually love seeing people launch things on DEV.
#showdev is one of my favorite tags here, and I check it pretty often because we can find some really fun and unexpected projects there. 🚀
At the same time, I do feel like some great projects disappear into the feed way too quickly.
So I totally understand why a proper launch system sounds appealing! 👍
But I’m a little worried about adding things like upvotes and rankings directly into DEV too. 😿
Once people start competing for votes, we might get more repeated promotion, vote chasing, and “please support my launch!” posts.
And personally, I really like that DEV is not just about launching products.
It’s a place for tutorials, silly experiments, deep technical posts, career stories, discussions, OSS, random discoveries, and even introducing your pets. 😸🐈
So I think I’d probably keep the actual launch system separate, while still using DEV articles to tell the story behind a launch. 😸
And actually, when I read this post, my heart skipped a beat a little. 😹
Because I’ve secretly been building something pretty close to this idea!
It’s a platform where people can share OSS projects, discover new ones through a bit of exploration and adventure, and eventually launch their own projects too. 👀🐈
I’m hoping to release it as a Necoz project in the future!
It’s still very much under construction, and I probably need another month or two just to get the foundation into a shape I’m happy with. 😹
But we definitely want to keep building it.
So, stay tuned! 😸🚀
And when the time comes, I’d really love to hear everyone’s ideas about what would make a developer-focused launch and discovery platform actually fun to use. 🙏
JavaScript enthusiast with a growing passion for Python. I love exploring the world of programming, experimenting with code, and discovering new ways to turn ideas into reality.
JavaScript enthusiast with a growing passion for Python. I love exploring the world of programming, experimenting with code, and discovering new ways to turn ideas into reality.
JavaScript enthusiast with a growing passion for Python. I love exploring the world of programming, experimenting with code, and discovering new ways to turn ideas into reality.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! That's exactly what I had in mind. A dedicated space could make launches easier to discover instead of getting lost in the regular feed. Really appreciate your input! 🐈
Hey @nyaomaru and @hanzla! Keep in mind that I found this post manually. I wasn't notified even though you did. I made a PR in hope that will fix the issue.
Going back on topic, that seems like a great idea to have and would make sense to have a separate section. I would recommend making it as a Feature Request on the Forem Repository and letting others know. This seems like an ambitious project to where @ben needs to review and make sure if this can be integrated on dev.to.
Otherwise, great ideas guys :D
Thanks for checking the post manually and for making a PR to fix the notification issue! Really appreciate it. And thanks for sharing your thoughts on the idea too. I agree that a separate section would make more sense. I'll look into submitting a feature request on the Forem repository and see how the community responds. It would be great to get Ben's thoughts on whether something like this could be integrated into DEV. Thanks again! 😄
This is a really interesting idea! 😸👀
I actually love seeing people launch things on DEV.
#showdevis one of my favorite tags here, and I check it pretty often because we can find some really fun and unexpected projects there. 🚀At the same time, I do feel like some great projects disappear into the feed way too quickly.
So I totally understand why a proper launch system sounds appealing! 👍
But I’m a little worried about adding things like upvotes and rankings directly into DEV too. 😿
Once people start competing for votes, we might get more repeated promotion, vote chasing, and “please support my launch!” posts.
And personally, I really like that DEV is not just about launching products.
It’s a place for tutorials, silly experiments, deep technical posts, career stories, discussions, OSS, random discoveries, and even introducing your pets. 😸🐈
So I think I’d probably keep the actual launch system separate, while still using DEV articles to tell the story behind a launch. 😸
And actually, when I read this post, my heart skipped a beat a little. 😹
Because I’ve secretly been building something pretty close to this idea!
It’s a platform where people can share OSS projects, discover new ones through a bit of exploration and adventure, and eventually launch their own projects too. 👀🐈
I’m hoping to release it as a
Necozproject in the future!It’s still very much under construction, and I probably need another month or two just to get the foundation into a shape I’m happy with. 😹
But we definitely want to keep building it.
So, stay tuned! 😸🚀
And when the time comes, I’d really love to hear everyone’s ideas about what would make a developer-focused launch and discovery platform actually fun to use. 🙏
@nyaomaru bro my comment invisible 😥
Hmm, that’s strange. 😿
It might be something on DEV’s side, maybe moderation or a visibility issue.
Could you send me the link to the comment that became invisible? I’ll check whether I can see it from my side too! 👀
BTW, my comment also isn't shown... And maybe my notification is crashing now. 🤔
I received the comments here in my notification page but not showing under post
And Bro, you liked the comment, I didn't get a notification.🤔
That definitely is an interesting idea. Showdev posts work great, but the only difference between that and normal posts is the tag.
Having a dedicate space for product launches can be really useful and boost the potential viewers count.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! That's exactly what I had in mind. A dedicated space could make launches easier to discover instead of getting lost in the regular feed. Really appreciate your input! 🐈
Clean architecture is easy to maintain in a slide deck; the real test is how gracefully the system degrades under cascading production failures.
Minimizing abstraction layers and owning your critical runtime path will always outperform adding more third-party glue.
That's a really good point! Keeping things simple and having control over the core system matters a lot, especially as the platform grows.
Great idea! 👍🏻