Forrst: Stack Overflow Meets Tumblr

[biggitybones]

I saw this at the New York Tech Meetup and thought it looked awesome. I think he said the waiting list is something on the order of 10,000 people (but he's letting in a bunch every day).

He couldn't have explained it better - it's a place where developers can feel comfortable posting code and tech advice among their techy friends. Great idea, and awesome design as well.

[kylebragger]

Thanks so much. I'm thrilled it's been so well received thus far. (NYTM turned out pretty well given my anxious nature when speaking)

[burke]

I don't think I would have clicked this if I didn't recognize the name from the shirt Gary Vaynerchuk was wearing at RailsConf. See? T-Shirts are useful.

[davidw]

The name makes me think of Forst beer: http://www.forst.it/ which is brewed up in the middle of the Alpine, German-speaking part of Italy.

[duck]

I like the idea of this site Kyle and the design is awesome. If it works like it sounds, this will a great fit with developers. How long have you been working on this? I am applying now.

[kylebragger]

Thank you! I've been working on it since January. It's been really interesting building a product aimed at developers and designers; we can be a pretty vocal bunch. Luckily, so far, it's been awesome.

[bjplink]

I've only been a member for a few weeks but I'm beginning to notice a positive influence on my work as a result of Forrst.

Most of my jobs lean towards the role of a developer and not a designer anymore, but since I joined Forrst I've gone into my few design tasks with more focus on quality and detail. I'm experiencing a new found motivation to put extra time and effort into details knowing I intend to post something for others to see (and critique or praise) now.

[kylebragger]

Humbled to hear that.

[barredo]

Forrst guys, you need to buy forsst.com asap, I've just misspelled it 3 times.

[kylebragger]

Done and done.

[kylebragger]

forsst.com now redirects to forrst.com

[sirn]

This sounds like a good idea. One question, though, I have this long list of "solutions" that is not strictly code or design, but still related (the "I just managed to jump through hoops to make this thing works, gotta write it down"-type), how does it fit within Forrst's content types, or it does not?

[kylebragger]

Interesting. I think even if you posted it as a code post and just included a couple snippets, with the tips as the description, that'd work just fine.

[njohnw]

Great site and a great community that keeps adding fresh content (a la HN). There's a solid mix of designer & developer related news and I always seem to find myself learning something new when I visit the site. Keep up the good work guys!

[jmahoney]

Agreed. I've found myself checking forrst first thing every morning. It's inspired me to actually get on with a few personal projects.

[kylebragger]

That's so great to hear!

[kmfrk]

Sounds like the dribbble of programming. Not that it's a bad thing.

[cfpg]

There's also plenty of design related posts or "snaps".

[csmeder]

Does any one have invites? email: username @gmail.com

[iamdave]

I was literally two seconds away from clicking reply with the comment 'wow, you must have been the FIRST person to sign up to gmail to get that username', and then I felt a gear turn in my head.

[zzzmarcus]

I'd also love an invite, email in profile as well.

[jgaudette]

"Ditto", email in profile. Thanks in advance!

[jessor]

The first guy who is willing to spend an invite to me gets a free hug! email in my profile :)

[markmywords]

Also looking for an invite. Email is in my profile :)

[idan]

I'd also love an invite. email is (my username) at gazit.me