Curated Dev Signal Directory
Cut through AI noise and find authors and podcasts actually worth following
- Problem
- Software practices are changing faster than ever with AI, and blogs, podcasts and Twitter produce overwhelming volume, most of it noise. Developers know authors like Simon Willison are worth following, but have no systematic way to discover similar trusted sources beyond word of mouth.
- Solution
- A human-plus-algorithm maintained directory of developer sources: by topic (AI coding practices, agent architecture, code review, etc.) it lists community-vetted authors, podcasts, and newsletters, with recent activity and a one-line reason to follow. Users can subscribe to updates and submit or upvote recommendations.
- Users
- Mid-to-senior developers who want to track best practices without doomscrolling; engineers building an information diet; tech leads.
- MVP
- Curated list of 100-200 authors/podcasts, categorized by topic and language; each entry with a reason to follow and update frequency; RSS export and weekly email digest; community submission and voting.
- Revenue
- Free directory plus paid newsletter with deeper curation and weekly summaries at $5/month; or sponsorships and affiliate links.
- Why now
- AI has exploded content volume while eroding trust, making 'who to listen to' more valuable than ever. Existing aggregators are mostly algorithmic, lacking a human trust layer.