DevBytes : Code and Stay Updated
In this article we will be discussing DevBytes and how it can enhance your productivity.
Need for general tech awareness
Coffee and code are considered to be a developer's best friends. But often awareness of tech news and trends is something where most of the developers lag. They might code very well in the desired language and might be very good with the use of a particular technology but they might not have an idea about the latest developments, additions and upgrades in that language and technology.
This is where the need arises for a platform that can provide them with all this information in one place catering to both, their time and productivity.
What is DevBytes?
If we talk about the meaning of the name DevBytes, it means byte-size news for the developers. Whenever the developers want to enhance their knowledge about a particular topic or want to know about the latest developments in a particular technology, they google it. But what they receive are long articles that they are never interested to read about. The developers in today's world focus on resources that significantly contribute to their knowledge while taking less of their time and effort.
DevBytes solves all these problems at once by selecting the latest news from authentic sources, tech blogs and the influencer community, summarizing it and providing it in less than 64 words. This saves a lot of time and effort for developers while simultaneously contributing to their creativity and productivity.
Initial Steps to use the app
The best part of the app is that it requires no login or sign up procedure. Following are the initial steps to install and use the app.
Install the app directly from Play Store
Open the app and choose your persona from the five available personas which are: Elliot Alderson, Sheldon Cooper, Bertram Gilfoyle, Felicity Smoak and Richard Hendricks. This is an awesome feature of the app coz all these characters are the ones whom everybody loves.
Choose the topics of your interests. The news appearing in your feed will be based on these selections.
Now you are free to explore and use the app.
Features of the app
The app comes with various features while tech news being the center of all.
The app shows news on technical topics according to the user's expertise and interests. For example, if you are interested in Web3 or crypto, your feed will be full of latest Web3 developments and new technologies in the domain accompanied by your other interests' news.
Once you scroll through 3 or 4 news, the app starts showing you job postings where you can apply as per your skillset
For each news or job posting, the app provides you with a like button, a sharing button for sharing the news with your friends and colleagues and along with this it also comes with a button to share the news directly to Whatsapp where obviously we share most of the information.
You can check your daily digest of the news separately from the explore app section.
Above all the feature which I found intriguing is their Crypto Watch where you can see the value of different decentralized currencies like BTC, ETH, BNB and so on.
There is a separate section of deals that you can think of as rewards. These deals are unlocked depending on your daily usage of the app.
Overall, it is a wonderful app with lots of intriguing features. By using this app daily for 10 to 15 minutes, you can stay updated about almost every major thing happening in the tech industry while simultaneously having the option to take your career to the next level by applying for the jobs posted.
Download link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.candelalabs.devbytes&hl=en_IN&gl=US
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