GitHub is the only sign in method. Users need it to follow developers, star commits, and join conversations.

Are posts really called commits?

Yes. Posts are commits and the main timeline is called the log.

What social features does it have?

The network includes follows, replies, stars, quotes, polls, long commits, and multiple timeline views including Following, Latest, and Trending.

Does /dev/null have an API?

Yes. A public read API was added during the second day of the original build.

Can developers contribute to the product itself?

Yes. The project accepted public pull requests during its initial build, and developers can open a pull request to join the contributor list.

/dev/null: Developer social network where posts are commits

What is /dev/null?

/dev/null is a social network for developers built around the language and activity of software development. GitHub is the only way to sign in, posts are called commits, and the main timeline is a log with follows, stars, replies, quotes, and polls. The network was built from scratch in PHP, Laravel, Inertia, and React during a 48 hour public build.

Why /dev/null works

General social feeds make developer conversations compete with everything else people post online. /dev/null makes code culture the interface itself, turning posts into commits and the timeline into a log, so developers talk inside a network shaped around how they already build instead of adapting developer work to a generic social feed.

/dev/null features

GitHub only access. Developers sign in with GitHub before they can follow people, star commits, or join conversations.
Commit based posting. Posts are commits and the main timeline is presented as a log, giving familiar developer language to ordinary social activity.
Developer conversations. Users can follow developers, reply to commits, quote posts, and star things they want to surface again.
Polls and long commits. The network supports polls, longer posts, and quotes alongside regular commits and replies.
Public read API. A public read API gives developers a way to access network content outside the main interface.

Who /dev/null is for

Developers who want a social feed centered on other developers, projects, code, and what people are building.
Open source maintainers who want public conversations around project news, pull requests, releases, and developer opinions.
Developers who like sharing work in progress and seeing what other builders are shipping without moving those conversations into a general social network.
GitHub users who prefer familiar concepts such as commits, logs, stars, and contributor activity as the language of a community.

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