Best sites to post coding tutorials

Here are some of the best places to post coding tutorials, depending on your goal:

Best general platforms

• Dev.to — Great for developer-focused tutorials, good reach, easy publishing, strong community.
• Medium — Good for polish and discovery, especially if you already have followers.
• Hashnode — Developer-friendly, supports blogs well, good for building a personal brand.
• Substack — Best if you want tutorials delivered by email and build an audience over time.

Best for technical depth

• GitHub Pages / GitHub Blog — Ideal if you want full control and to host code samples alongside tutorials.
• Personal website / blog — Best long-term for SEO, branding, and ownership.
• Jekyll, Hugo, Next.js, Astro blogs — Great if you like static-site workflows.

Best for audience/community reach

• Dev.to and Hashnode — Strong built-in developer readership.
• Reddit — Good for sharing, but be careful with self-promotion rules.
• LinkedIn — Works well for career-focused or professional tutorials.
• X (Twitter) — Better for short threads and driving traffic to full tutorials.

Best if you want video + code

• YouTube — Excellent for coding walkthroughs, especially beginner-friendly content.
• Twitch — Good for live coding and community building.

Best for beginner-friendly tutorials

• freeCodeCamp — Strong educational audience, but usually more curated.
• Medium and Dev.to — Good for approachable step-by-step posts.
• YouTube — Great when visuals help explain concepts.

Best practice

If you want the best mix of reach and ownership:

1. Publish on your own site
2. Cross-post to Dev.to or Hashnode
3. Share snippets on LinkedIn/X/Reddit
4. Optionally turn them into YouTube videos

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