# /dev/null, a social network for developers

> /dev/null is a new social network for developers, built in 48 hours. You sign in with GitHub. I'm already on there, so come and add me.

Published: 2026-10-18 · Facts checked on 2026-10-18
URL: https://sobra.be/en/nostrabramus/dev-null-social-network-developers/
Found via: https://dev-null.sh/

[/dev/null](https://dev-null.sh/) is a new social network for developers. I think it's really cool, and it looks good too. Posts are called commits and your timeline is a log. Even the names give it that developer touch.

For supposedly socially awkward devs, we’re already sharing quite a lot. Call small talk “commits” and suddenly we have plenty to say.

According to the [about page](https://dev-null.sh/about), Nuno Maduro, Brent Roose, Matthieu Napoli and Pauline Vos built it in 48 hours, live from the JetBrains office. They started with an empty repository on 15 October. By lunchtime that day, a version was already online, and other developers could contribute through pull requests.

To join in, you sign in with GitHub. You do need a GitHub account, but every self-respecting dev has one, right?

I'm already on there. [Add me on /dev/null as @TroTi13](https://dev-null.sh/@TroTi13).

Hat tip to [Sam](https://dev-null.sh/@samzzi) for the find!

## Sources

- [About (/dev/null)](https://dev-null.sh/about)
- [Social network for developers (/dev/null)](https://dev-null.sh/)