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24 alternatives to Detective Dot

Inspire the next generation to be coders

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Detective Dot launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Hello Tech Pros: Hacking for Fun and Proft▲66

   But mostly for fun

   2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Stackeo▲169

   Product Hunt for Coding Tools

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Developer Ipsum▲110

   Lorem for nerds

   2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →

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   Codecrap▲93

   Where developers go to laugh and cry

   2014 · codecrap.com · its alternatives →

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   Flowhub▲85

   Let's Make Code More Playful (Beta Open)

   2014 · 12bet.review · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Light-Bot▲84

   Programming Apps Teaching the Basics of Code

   2015 · lightbot.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Gradberry▲119

   Curated + code-verified software engineering talent

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   CodeBunk▲75

   Online Interviewing of Developers Done Right

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Thinkful▲194

    Learn to code with a mentor.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Qudos▲145

    Product Hunt for dev tools

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Code Mentor▲46

    Instant help from expert developers

    2014 · codementor.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Pointer▲95

    A reading club for developers

    2015 · pointer.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    HackerRank▲114

    Coding challenges. Community. Awesome jobs.

    2015 · hackerrank.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Made With Code▲137

    Google initiative championing creativity, girls, and code.

    2014 · grow.google · its alternatives →

16. 16
    dothisASAP▲65

    Stop searching, Start asking. Real People do the work.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Uberbot▲174

    Test the coding skills of potential hires

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Qualified▲103

    Developer-friendly coding assessments

    2016 · qualified.io · its alternatives →

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    Code Mill▲85

    A marketplace for pull requests

    2016 · codemill.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Codehunt▲61

    Educational coding game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    App Developer Atlas▲89

    Helping developers make the right tool choices

    2014 · appdeveloperatlas.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Fresh Talent▲122

    An evaluation too that helps you hire developers faster

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Youbeer▲62

    Nullified

    2021 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

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    Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming▲70

    Interviews with the 15 most interesting computer programmers

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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