What are the best platforms to publish developer-focused tutorials and guest posts to reach a large developer audience?

If your goal is maximum reach with a developer audience, the strongest options are usually:

1. DEV Community (dev.to) — very large, highly technical readership; great for tutorials, walkthroughs, and practical posts. It’s one of the easiest places to publish and get immediate developer feedback. (dev.to)
2. Hashnode — developer-focused publishing with strong Markdown/code support and the ability to publish on your own domain, which is useful if you want both reach and ownership. (hashnode.com)
3. freeCodeCamp News — excellent reach, but more selective/editorial; strong if your tutorial is beginner-friendly, practical, and polished. (resources.plainenglish.io)
4. In Plain English / Stackademic-style publications — good for broad distribution across multiple tech publications and for guest posts/syndication. (resources.plainenglish.io)
5. HackerNoon — solid for technical explainers and thought leadership, with a large general tech audience. (resources.plainenglish.io)
6. DZone / The New Stack / InfoQ — better for more advanced, enterprise, or engineering-focused content; often more editorially selective. (resources.plainenglish.io)

Best practical strategy:

• Publish the canonical version on your own blog/domain for SEO and ownership.
• Cross-post or syndicate to DEV, Hashnode, and one editorial platform like freeCodeCamp or In Plain English. (resources.plainenglish.io)

Rule of thumb by goal:

• Fastest reach: DEV Community, Hashnode. (dev.to)
• Best long-term ownership: your own site + Hashnode. (hashnode.com)
• Best prestige/curation: freeCodeCamp, InfoQ, DZone, The New Stack. (resources.plainenglish.io)

If you want, I can also give you a ranked list by topic (e.g. JavaScript, Python, DevOps, AI/ML, frontend) or a pitch template for guest posts.