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24 alternatives to Microsoft's DECODED

Sharing modern developer best practices

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

1. 1
   CodeGophers▲293

   Your personal army of programmers

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Code Mill▲85

   A marketplace for pull requests

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   GitHub Desktop▲252

   The New Native

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Youbeer▲62

   Nullified

   2021 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Codecrap▲93

   Where developers go to laugh and cry

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hello Tech Pros: Hacking for Fun and Proft▲66

   But mostly for fun

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Devmag▲133

   A network re-thought for software developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Developer Ipsum▲110

   Lorem for nerds

   2021 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Codementor Community▲144

   Share ideas and learn from fellow developers

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Software Design Decoded: 66 Ways Experts Think▲62

    Little book of big ideas

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Software Daily - 10 Philosophies for Engineers▲71

    Strategies and reflections on software engineering

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    App Developer Atlas▲89

    Helping developers make the right tool choices

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Inside Dev▲114

    Breaking news and info for developers

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Stackeo▲169

    Product Hunt for Coding Tools

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    State.of.dev▲135

    Visualizing the current state of development

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Qudos▲145

    Product Hunt for dev tools

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    CodeShare.io▲94

    Realtime code sharing for developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Gradberry▲119

    Curated + code-verified software engineering talent

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Software Engineering Daily: Software Editorialism with Practical Dev’s Ben Halpern▲65

    On how software developers consume media

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    GitHub Project Management▲115

    No-fluff guide to building a collaborative development team

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pointer▲95

    A reading club for developers

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hello Tech Pros: How to Stay Current on Dev Technologies▲60

    James Studdart of CynicalDeveloper

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Developer Handbook▲80

    Online handbook for the software engineering community

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →