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About news.ycombinator.com (Forums)

This page provides details about news.ycombinator.com (Forums) which was ranked #22 out of 195 in the list of sources (4 citations (1.3% share)) in answers from AI models (Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest), OpenAI ChatGPT Latest, Google Gemini Flash (latest), X.AI Grok (latest)) when they were asked the following 1 question: "If I'm looking to get into Developer Tools, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed." on Dec 30, 2025 by AI Chat Watch.

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news.ycombinator.com 4 60.2

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Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest) (1 citation)

If I'm looking to get into Developer Tools, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed.

[...] wer)** - Google Cloud advocate - **[Julia Evans](https://jvns.ca)** - Developer tools creator, educator ## Essential Communities & Resources ### Online Communities - **[Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com)** - Q&A for programmers - **[Dev.to](https://dev.to)** - Community for developers - **[Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com)** - Tech news and discussion - **[Reddit r/programming](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming)** - Programming subreddit - **[Reddit r/webdev](https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev)** - Web development community - **[Lobsters](https://lobste.rs)** - Tech-focused link aggregation ### Learning Platforms - [...]

news.ycombinator.com December 30, 2025

OpenAI ChatGPT Latest (1 citation)

If I'm looking to get into Developer Tools, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed.

[...] nd the [Thoughtworks Technology Radar](https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar).) --- ## 6) Communities and places to learn “what practitioners actually do” - Q&A/problem solving: [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/) - Open source + discovery: [GitHub](https://github.com/) - Practitioner news: [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/) (by [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/)) - Dev blogging/community posts: [DEV Community](https://dev.to/) - Cloud-native community: [Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)](https://www.cncf.io/) + [CNCF Slack](https://slack.cncf.io/) - Kubernetes-specific community entry points: [Kubern [...]

news.ycombinator.com December 30, 2025

Google Gemini Flash (latest) (1 citation)

If I'm looking to get into Developer Tools, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed.

[...] s and Resources Where developers go to ask questions and learn through peers. * **Stack Overflow**: The largest Q&A site for programmers. [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com) * **Hacker News**: A social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship, run by Y Combinator. [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com) * **Dev.to**: A constructive and inclusive community for software developers. [Dev.to](https://dev.to) * **Reddit (r/programming)**: A hub for general programming news and discussions. [r/programming](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/) * **FreeCodeCamp**: A massive resource for learning [...]

news.ycombinator.com December 30, 2025

X.AI Grok (latest) (1 citation)

If I'm looking to get into Developer Tools, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed.

[...] (https://railway.app/)): Simple app deployment platform. - **Cursor** ([Cursor](https://cursor.sh/)): AI-first code editor. For startup funding/trends: [Crunchbase Developer Tools](https://www.crunchbase.com/hub/developer-tools-startups). ### Key Publications and Media Channels - **Hacker News** ([news.ycombinator.com](https://news.ycombinator.com/)): Daily dev tool discussions. - **InfoQ** ([InfoQ](https://www.infoq.com/)): News, trends, and conference talks. - **The Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter** ([Pragmatic Engineer](https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/)): Engineering org insights. - **Software Engineering Daily** (podcast) ([Softwar [...]

news.ycombinator.com December 30, 2025