What if DEV had a launch system, like Product Hunt but for developers?
I've been thinking about something lately and I'd love to hear what you all think.
DEV is full of people who build things: indie hackers, open source maintainers, people launching startups and side projects. But when it's time to actually launch something, most of us go somewhere else.
The idea
What if DEV had a launch system built in?
- 📅 Schedule your launch for a specific day
- ⬆️ Upvote: the community votes on launches they like
- 💬 Discuss: feedback, questions and replies in one place
- 🚀 See everything together: launches show up in one list, so they don't get lost in the feed
Why
Right now, the closest thing we have is a Show DEV post. That's great for sharing a project, but there's no launch day, no scheduling, no voting, and no single place to see what people are launching.
I think this would be really useful for startups and open source builders, because the audience they want to reach (developers) is already here.
But maybe it's a bad idea
It could turn DEV into an ad board, or people might just start begging for upvotes. I'm honestly not sure.
So I'd like to know
- Would you launch your project on DEV if this existed?
- Would you use it to discover new tools and projects?
- Do you think it would help the community, or ruin the vibe?
Founders, builders, community folks, anyone: tell me what you think. Even "bad idea" is a useful answer, just tell me why. 👇
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