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Medium: The perfect place to read and write. Medium is a different kind of place on the internet. A place where the measure of success isn’t views, but viewpoints. Where the quality of the idea matters, not the author’s qualifications. A place where conversation pushes ideas forward; Able: A software engineering community for people to read, write and find jobs. It is a bootstrapped community for people to read and write about software engineering. It is an alternative to Medium.
Medium and Able can be categorized as "Hosted Blogging Platforms" tools.
Some of the features offered by Medium are:
- Embedding videos, Tweets, Vines, etc.
- Word Counter
- Drafts
On the other hand, Able provides the following key features:
- Shortcuts
- Syntax highlighting
- Embedding media
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Pros of Medium
- Beautiful UI61
- Typography34
- Network effect15
- Embedding videos, tweets, vines12
- Great mobile app12
- Simple, yet elegant and appealing UX11
- Notes10
- Word counter9
- Easy to gain traction7
- Idealized media consumption4
- Inline Comments & Discussions3
- Beautiful design. great content, excellent experience3
- Version history2
- Nice UI and UX2
- Embed medium2
- Recommendations2
- Daily Digest1
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What is Able?
It is a bootstrapped community for people to read and write about software engineering. It is an alternative to Medium.
What is Medium?
Medium is a different kind of place on the internet. A place where the measure of success isn’t views, but viewpoints. Where the quality of the idea matters, not the author’s qualifications. A place where conversation pushes ideas forward.
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