We went looking for good posts by women on DEV. Not "inspirational," not "diverse" but just genuinely good, the kind you'd send to a friend with "o...
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Thank you so much for including my post, Mika! I'm honestly so happy to be on this list with such amazing women. Spaces like this matter so much for encouraging more women into tech and showing them there's room for every kind of story, whether it's a big build or just an honest update.
Really excited about SheShips! We need more spaces like this. Seeing women build, write and share openly is what makes tech feel possible for the next woman thinking about getting in. SheShips feels like it's going to be that space, and I can't wait to see the builders, stories and projects it brings to the spotlight. Already following along :)
Thank you so much, Maame 💜 This is exactly the kind of energy I hope She Ships can grow around — people building, learning, writing, experimenting, and making the path into tech feel a little less lonely for whoever comes next. I’m really happy your work is part of it, and I’m so excited to see what this community becomes. Thank you for being here from the beginning 🫶✨
Great organization 🔥 I'd love to join 😍
invite sent :) <3
Joined 😍
Mika, 2 names on this list I already know from real exchanges, Sylwia and Maame. Good sign this found people worth reading not just people to fill a slot.
Sina's comment below has the real point. The work should be the reason people stop scrolling not the calendar date.
That’s what I was hoping this could do: point people toward work that’s genuinely worth reading, not just fill out a themed list. The fact that some of these names were already familiar to you from real interactions that feels like a good sign. 💚
And yes! Sina put it perfectly: the work should be what earns the attention, not the calendar date. Thanks for reading and adding this.
Ah girlll!!!! Can you add me to this organization as a guest of honor? 😂
yes girl of course!! I love your pieces, i had to include you! <3
I like the idea behind this, especially because the real value here isn’t the spotlight itself. Good work shouldn’t need a special month, campaign, or occasion to become worth discovering. What stood out to me is the variety: building a tool, shipping a demo, solving a real technical problem, taking a break, telling a personal story. Different work, different reasons to read it. Maybe the better goal is not to spotlight people once a year, but to keep discovering good work all year round.
The work should be the reason we stop scrolling.
exactly this. 💜 I really don’t want SheShips to become a place where people only get highlighted because of an awareness month or a special occasion. The goal is to keep finding great work, interesting builds, thoughtful writing, and people worth following all year long
That sounds like an incredibly great organization. Good job, Mika 👏.
Can i join this organization?
absolutely!! :)
Thanks for the callout, @mikachu. This is a great idea and thanks for including me! Send me an org invite, too, please 😄
Love it and thank you for this curation. Shout out to all the brilliant writers on this list. It has been a pleasure to read their articles and I have learned so much from them. Looking forward to more of these posts!
The line that hit me: "Not 'inspirational,' not 'diverse' but just genuinely good."
That distinction matters more than people give it credit for. I'm a beginner writer — I published my first article about two weeks ago — and the thing I keep noticing is how much "beginner content" gets treated as a separate category from "real content." Like if you're learning, your work isn't worth reading yet.
But the best writing I've read on Dev.to has been from people who are genuinely figuring something out in public. Not experts performing expertise. People showing the actual process.
Anna's "you have to be a tiny bit creative" is the whole game. I wrote a tutorial this week and spent an embarrassing amount of time on a single line of code that would take a senior dev two seconds. But that struggle is what makes the article worth reading — because there's someone else who'll get stuck on the exact same thing.
This list is a good reminder that "genuinely good" and "technically deep" aren't the same thing. A short honest post about taking a break can be more valuable than a 12-minute system design deep dive.
Reading through these now. Thanks for building this.
I really like the idea behind this list. What stood out to me is that these posts aren’t being highlighted simply because they were written by women—they’re being highlighted because there’s genuinely something interesting, useful, or human in the work.
I especially appreciate the mix of technical projects and personal stories. Sometimes the most valuable posts aren’t the ones teaching a new framework, but the ones that make you stop and think about your own journey, your pace, or why you build things in the first place.
Also, “more than a once-a-year spotlight” is such an important point. Good work deserves to be discovered because it’s good, not only when there’s a designated day or campaign for it. Thanks for putting these together—I’ve definitely got a few new posts to read now.
This is exactly what I've been looking for 🙌 Would love to be part of this team 🚀