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24 alternatives to Pointer Dev Blog

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pointer Dev Blog launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Web.dev by Google▲815

   Learn how to build for the web and see where you stand 🌟

   2018 · web.dev · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pointer▲95

   A reading club for developers

   2015 · pointer.io · its alternatives →

3. 3LS
   Lists.sh – A Microblog for Lists▲271

   Greetings, creator here! I've been working on a new blogging platform specifically for lists on and off for a few months now and I'm excited to officially announce its launch. After seeing https://charm.sh a few months ago, I've been enamored by the idea of SSH apps. I decided that a blogging platform focused on developers could be the perfect use case for an SSH app. Also, I love writing lists. I think restricting writing to a set of lists can really help improve clarity in thought. The goal of this blogging platform is to make it simple to use the tools you love to write and…

   2022 · lists.sh · its alternatives →

4. 4MT
   My Technical Blogging book for hackers and founders is now in Beta▲80

   2011 · pragprog.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Daily 2.0▲216

   Curated dev news delivered to your new tab 👩🏽‍💻

   2019 · daily.dev · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The New Twitter Developers▲232

   An entirely new experience for docs and developer resources

   2016 · dev.twitter.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   snipt.dev▲214

   Search engine for code snippets

   2022 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tech Blogs▲267

   Open-source collection of tech blogs

   2022 · tech-blogs.dev · its alternatives →

9. 9
   State of Stack by Netguru▲70

   Insight into the state of technology by developers

   2016 · netguru.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Developer's Guide to Content Creation▲196

    The book for devs who want to make quality technical content

    2020 · developersguidetocontent.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Practice.dev▲196

    Learn programming for free.

    2020 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Stackguru▲142

    Become a 10x developer

    2023 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Cheat Sheets Dev▲149

    Community built to share popular programming snippets.

    2020 · cheatsheets.dev · its alternatives →

14. 14MW
    My weekend project, written on Friday and Today▲79

    2011 · fasterdev.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Boostlog▲151

    A blogging platform for programmers.

    2018 · boostlog.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    DEV.to for Android▲176

    Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow.

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    LazyWeb▲98

    The ultimate resource for developers

    2023 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    I built a feed of engineering blogs from top tech companies▲73

    Discover the best engineering content from top tech companies, conferences, and indie blogs.

    2022 · devblogs.co · its alternatives →

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    Daily▲134

    Delivers the best development articles to your New Tab

    2017 · daily.dev · its alternatives →

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    dailytips.dev▲31

    Code is the easy part.

    Mar 2026 · dailytips.dev · its alternatives →

21. 21AF
    A fast RSS reader I built with a friend▲50

    2020 · weloverss.com · its alternatives →

22. 22DC
    devsigh.com - post all your stories of developer sigh▲73

    2012 · devsigh.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    An illustration of Web Developer tools in 2018▲130

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    BlogTo▲82

    Blog from Vscode to medium, hashnode and dev.to

    2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · 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 →