daily.dev – The Journey of Building a News Platform for Developers
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In 2019, a group of passionate young developers noticed a major problem:
🛑 Developers constantly need to stay updated with the latest tech news, but there was no truly optimized platform for this purpose.
They asked themselves:
"What if there was a single place to gather all the important development news every day?"
"What if there was a single place to gather all the important development news every day?"
With that idea, daily.dev was born – a news aggregation platform built specifically for developers, helping them:
✅ Save time
✅ Stay ahead of tech trends
✅ Connect with the global developer community
✅ Stay ahead of tech trends
✅ Connect with the global developer community
From a Small Extension to a Platform for Millions of Developers
📌 Initially, daily.dev was just a browser extension, displaying news from the most popular developer sources.
📌 But over time, the founding team realized they weren’t just building a tool—they were creating a new habit:
➡ Starting the day by reading tech news.
➡ Starting the day by reading tech news.
📌 In just one year, daily.dev attracted over 100,000 users and became one of the most popular browser extensions for developers.
Why Do Developers Love daily.dev?
🚀 Automatically aggregates news from over 400 trusted sources
🔹 No need to search—daily.dev does all the work for you.
🔹 Features top sources like Hacker News, Dev.to, CSS-Tricks, Smashing Magazine, and expert blogs.
🔹 No need to search—daily.dev does all the work for you.
🔹 Features top sources like Hacker News, Dev.to, CSS-Tricks, Smashing Magazine, and expert blogs.
🔥 A thriving developer community
🔹 Over 100,000 developers actively discuss, share insights, and rate articles every day.
🔹 Over 100,000 developers actively discuss, share insights, and rate articles every day.
🛠 Personalized content based on your interests
🔹 Whether you’re a Frontend, Backend, DevOps, or AI Engineer, daily.dev customizes your news feed to show only what’s relevant to you.
🔹 Whether you’re a Frontend, Backend, DevOps, or AI Engineer, daily.dev customizes your news feed to show only what’s relevant to you.
🌎 Completely free, with no ads
🔹 No personal data collection
🔹 No user tracking
🔹 No ads – a platform built for developers, by developers.
🔹 No personal data collection
🔹 No user tracking
🔹 No ads – a platform built for developers, by developers.
The Future of daily.dev – More Than Just a News Platform
⚡ With rapid growth, daily.dev aims to become more than just a news aggregator:
🌍 Building a dedicated ecosystem for developers
📚 A place to learn, share knowledge, and grow
🤝 Connecting like-minded developers worldwide
📚 A place to learn, share knowledge, and grow
🤝 Connecting like-minded developers worldwide
👉 If you’re a developer and want to start your day with the most important tech news, try daily.dev now at daily.dev! 🚀
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