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24 alternatives to To Be Continuous - 19: Have We Forgotten How To Code?

Paul and Edith discuss the fallout from left-pad

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. To Be Continuous - 19: Have We Forgotten How To Code? launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Code Pad▲98

   A place for developers to save & share code snippets.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Developer Ipsum▲110

   Lorem for nerds

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   CodeGophers▲293

   Your personal army of programmers

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Codementor Community▲144

   Share ideas and learn from fellow developers

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Hacking UI podcast #11 - Turning our side project into a full time gig▲62

   1 month in, and launching The Side Project Accelerator

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Test & Code : Lessons about testing and TDD from Kent Beck▲60

   Episode #23

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   UXPin + Slack▲95

   Keep tabs on design projects in Slack

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Stack Overflow Podcast - A Bunch of Bald Yaks▲66

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

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Creative Coding Podcast▲61

   Podcast about visual and creative applications.

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10MC
    Morning Cup of Coding – A curated newsletter of programming articles▲192

    2018 · humanreadablemag.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hello Tech Pros: How to Stay Current on Dev Technologies▲60

    James Studdart of CynicalDeveloper

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Codecrap▲93

    Where developers go to laugh and cry

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    PaintCode 2▲89

    The missing bridge between developers and graphic designers

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Code Podcast – 4: How to design software▲63

    Routines that will make you a better engineer

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Rally Banter: Ep. 19 — Appearance vs Reality▲80

    Design systems and shipping software vs concept work

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Don't Make Me Code - 8: I Only Work On Ugly Products▲58

    Why designers and dev co's need each other

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Thunder Nerds - Ep 30▲63

    UX Tools & Trends you NEED to know

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Practical Product - Building for Enterprise Developers▲67

    Learn how to define the right product to build.

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Hacking UI Podcast #14 - Good Fucking Design Advice▲73

    Abandoning fear and getting out of your comfort zone

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Sketch Talk▲88

    A community for Sketch users of all skill levels

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    App Masters - #474 - Trey Smith of Buildbox▲66

    Simplicity of Game Design

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Coding: Where I Would Start▲70

    Two Black Nerds discusses learning how to code

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Software Design Decoded: 66 Ways Experts Think▲62

    Little book of big ideas

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Layout episode 39: A Movie for Your Brain▲55

    Ending your side-projects and our thoughts on UX vs UI.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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