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Maker & Dev Communities

Maker and developer communities are where builders share launches, write-ups, and side projects. Posting your project here can earn honest feedback, early users, and the occasional high-authority backlink.

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Hacker Newsnews.ycombinator.com

Show HN your project. A front-page hit is one of the highest-signal launches on the web. Links are nofollow but the traffic is real.

Active subreddit for launching side projects. Nofollow, but a hit thread drives real, engaged traffic.

Dev.todev.to

Write a launch post or tutorial for a large developer readership. Canonical-friendly and indexes fast.

Designer Newsdesignernews.co

Community of designers and makers. Share work and launches for feedback and reach.

Indie Hackersindiehackers.com

Post your product and milestones to a community of founders. Great for feedback, accountability, and a profile backlink.

StackSharestackshare.io

Publish your tech stack and tools. Developer audience and a profile link; good fit for dev-facing products.

Hashnodehashnode.com

Developer blogging platform with custom-domain blogs. Good for technical content marketing.

Lobsterslobste.rs

Invite-only, high-signal computing community. Quality-gated, so submissions need genuine technical merit.

DevHuntdevhunt.org

Launch platform for developer tools, run by the Hacker News-adjacent dev community.