I've been developing for over 20 years... and I can't help but think about the past.
In the past, language-specific communities were active, but recently it seems that many developer communities have disappeared.
When the internet was becoming widespread, my main language was VB. There were many sites like Devpia, SQLER, Toz, AikoDa, and OkJSP, but now they're almost gone.
Where do developers exchange opinions these days? Where do they get advice on code that they can't solve...
They say AI is taking over the role of mentors, but... in the end, AI learns from information on blogs and community forums. If those communities disappear, who will teach us in the future?
It's a sad reality...
No matter how difficult it is to stay in the development field for 10 years, C++ is collapsing and being revived by C#, but most of Java, Python, or there are hardly any jobs. Isn't this what's happening?
OkJSP isn't the same as before, and it feels too commercial...
I thought about it and tried to find and organize existing developer communities.
| Community Name |
URL |
Main Field |
Notes |
| DEVSTU |
devstu.co.kr |
Q&A, development columns, free bulletin board |
StackOverflow-like |
| CodeIgniter Korea User Forum |
cikorea.net |
CodeIgniter |
|
| Development Video Sharing Site |
devtv.club |
YouTube-based video sharing |
|
| KLDP |
kldp.org |
Linux |
|
| KSUG |
ksug.org |
Spring |
|
| Makersweb |
makersweb.net |
Qt, embedded |
|
| Modern PUG |
modernpug.org |
PHP |
|
| OKKY |
okky.kr |
Java |
(formerly OKJSP) |
| PHP School |
phpschool.com |
PHP |
|
| Unity Official Community |
unity3d.com/kr/community/korea |
Unity |
|
| Gamecodi |
gamecodi.com |
Game development |
|
| Gurubee |
gurubee.net |
DB |
|
| Dev Korea |
devkorea.co.kr |
Unity |
|
| Devpia |
devpia.com |
.NET |
|
| Depthnote |
devsnote.com |
Q&A, development portal |
|
| DolgoNet |
dolgo.net |
Q&A |
|
| Laravel Korea Community |
laravel.kr |
Laravel |
|
| Banggae |
banggae.space |
AutoHotkey |
|
| iPhoneDev |
iphonedev.co.kr |
iOS, Swift, Objective-C |
|
| AndroidPub |
androidpub.com |
Android |
|
| WeirdX |
weirdx.io |
Free development topics |
|
| Ubuntu Korea Community |
ubuntu-kr.org |
Ubuntu |
|
| Code and Talks |
codentalks.com |
Coding |
|
| Hoons.net |
hoons.net |
.NET |
|
| Database Sarang Net |
database.sarang.net |
DB (Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL) |
|
| Hashcode |
hashcode.co.kr |
Q&A, StackOverflow style |
|
| POLR (formerly Polar Coding Community) |
polr.kr |
Coding, 3D printer |
Inaccessible as of January 2020 |
| Semogji |
semog.co.kr |
Coding, Q&A, study |
Inaccessible as of January 2020 |
Naver/Daum Cafe-Based Communities
| Community Name |
URL |
Main Field |
| Carrot's AVR Playground |
Naver Cafe |
Embedded HW/SW |
| Xamarin Master |
Naver Cafe |
C#.NET, Xamarin |
| Firmware Developer Community |
Daum Cafe |
Various MCU, OS |
Facebook-Based Communities
Open Chat Rooms & Telegram-Based Communities
| Community Name |
URL |
Main Field |
| Firmware Developer Open Chat Room |
KakaoTalk Open Chat |
ESP8266, ESP32, STM32 |
| Tizen Developer Open Chat Room |
KakaoTalk Open Chat |
Tizen (Watch) App |
| Embedded Developer Community |
Telegram |
Embedded/Firmware |
It's unclear whether they are still active, but it seems like many have shifted to SNS platforms.
