Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Thx bro!

Give and get instant programming help.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Thx bro! launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   We Need Developers▲92

   Amazing companies searching for the best dev talent.

   2019 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Stack Overflow Podcast - A Bunch of Bald Yaks▲66

   HyperDev, the fastest way to bang out code and run it online

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Developer Ipsum▲110

   Lorem for nerds

   2021 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   CodeGophers▲293

   Your personal army of programmers

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Swift Devs▲101

   A community for developers and students of Swift

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   GitHub Desktop▲252

   The New Native

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Am I a Real Developer▲275

   Ever wonder if you're a 'real' developer

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Codecrap▲93

   Where developers go to laugh and cry

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Programmar▲88

   A place for developers to read and write

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Fuck Yeah Markdown▲121

    Turns websites into markdown

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Talks by UI Patterns▲164

    A library of talks by UX experts

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Devmag▲133

    A network re-thought for software developers

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    tenXer▲122

    Better manage your software engineering team

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    AppBotX▲102

    Helping mobile developers get better reviews

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Code Mill▲85

    A marketplace for pull requests

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    CodeDammit▲140

    Learn programming by looking at real code examples

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    App Developer Atlas▲89

    Helping developers make the right tool choices

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    ..▲106

    ..

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Flowhub▲85

    Let's Make Code More Playful (Beta Open)

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20NG
    NoobNinja - get and give help for specific coding or design tasks▲64

    2012 · noobninja.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hello Tech Pros: Cowboy Coding▲61

    The first dysfunction of a software team

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Layout - No One's Trying to Make a Shitty Website▲67

    How to work and collaborate with developers

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hello Tech Pros: Hacking for Fun and Proft▲66

    But mostly for fun

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Software Daily - 10 Philosophies for Engineers▲71

    Strategies and reflections on software engineering

    2016 · its alternatives →

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