David Heinemeier Hansson·34wWe've all had enough of this nonsense
DHH responds to recent attempts by Ruby community members to exclude him from Rails events, citing widespread community support against what he calls 'cancellation nonsense.' He references the end of RailsConf, the success of Rails World, and argues that normal community members are rejecting divisive tactics from a small group of critics.
daily.dev Changelog·37wBoost your Squad to grow faster
Daily.dev introduces Squad Boost, a new feature allowing community admins and moderators to promote their developer communities using in-app currency called Cores. The system enables boosted Squads to appear as dedicated cards in feeds with enhanced visibility, while community members can support their favorite Squads by giving Awards that transfer Cores to admins for boosting purposes.
Hacker News·35wProduct Hunt is Dead — Sedimental
Product Hunt has become a pay-to-play platform dominated by vote manipulation services, losing its original value as a genuine product discovery community. The author discovered this after launching FinFam and being bombarded with offers to buy votes for $100. The platform's midnight Pacific reset time gives overseas vote sellers an advantage, while legitimate engagement has declined significantly. The piece argues that Product Hunt's focus on novelty over community building has led to its downfall, suggesting alternatives like Indie Hackers and AlternativeTo as better models.
DigitalOcean·35wHacktoberfest 2025: Celebrate All Things Open Source!
Hacktoberfest 2025 registration is now open for the annual October celebration of open source contributions. Participants need to create 6 accepted pull requests during October to earn rewards, including t-shirts for the first 10,000 contributors and digital badges through Holopin partnership. The event has grown from 676 initial contributors to over 90,000 participants globally, with support from sponsors like DigitalOcean, MLH, Auth0, and AMD.
Inside Rust Blog·34wThe next Rust All Hands
The Rust All Hands 2026 is scheduled for May 21-23 in Utrecht, Netherlands, as part of Rust Week 2026. Following the success of the 2025 event with 150+ participants and a 9.5/10 satisfaction rating, this three-day collaborative event will bring together Rust project members and contributors for discussions, planning, and networking. Registration is now open for those interested in participating.
Astro·34wWhat's new in Astro - September 2025
Astro reaches 3 million monthly npm downloads and announces partnerships with Mux, Webflow, and Cloudflare. The September 2025 update includes Astro 5.14 release with new routing tools and React 19 support, showcases community projects and tools, highlights new themes and templates, and features adoption by major companies like Google and Bernie Sanders. The post covers community contributions, upcoming conferences, new integrations, and extensive showcase of websites built with Astro.
Stack Overflow Blog·38wStack Overflow is helping you learn to code with new resources
Stack Overflow introduces new learning resources including an AI-powered search tool (stackoverflow.ai) for instant answers, beginner-friendly chat rooms with the Stack Overflow Lobby, improved threaded commenting system, and Coding Challenges for skill practice. These updates aim to help students and new developers succeed academically by providing immediate assistance, community connection, and hands-on coding practice opportunities.
Christian Heilmann·34wTime to separate the art from the artist
Explores the challenge of separating creators from their work in tech, examining how fame and power can corrupt individuals who produce valuable products or content. Discusses the responsibility of communities to address when creators abuse their platforms to spread harmful ideologies, and advocates for focusing on the merit of work while rejecting attempts to hijack technical platforms for political messaging.
selfh.st·34w2025 Self-Host User Survey: Open for Submissions
The annual self-hosting user survey for 2025 is now open, featuring 40 questions that take approximately 5 minutes to complete. The survey runs throughout October and covers various self-hosting trends and user habits. Results will be published in early November and distributed through Self-Host Weekly newsletter. The survey is sponsored by Formbricks, a privacy-first survey platform.
80 LEVEL·36wEven Gabe Newell Himself Gets Regulartly Trash-Talked in Dota 2
Gabe Newell revealed at The International 2025 that he plays Dota 2 daily and regularly receives trash talk from other players, including weekly comments telling him to uninstall the game. Despite the toxic behavior, Valve's CEO says he loves the community's energy and enthusiasm, contrasting with modern games that heavily moderate player communication.