/dev/null says it has 4,000 users but lacks deeper usage data
The GitHub-connected network lets developers follow one another and share commits. Its product document says success means developers choosing to post and read there.
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The product document defines success as developers choosing to post and read on /dev/null. Roose’s figures cover a short period, and he said the team lacks deeper analytics, leaving the question of sustained use unresolved.
Brent Roose told RuntimeWire in an email interview that /dev/null has more than 4,000 users and about 1,000 returning visitors over the last 48 hours. He said it was too early to give meaningful numbers and that the team does not have deeper analytics.
Roose did not specify how the team defines “returning visitors” or how that figure relates to its user count. The short window and lack of deeper data do not establish whether people are returning over time. Nuno Maduro did not respond by Tuesday’s deadline to questions about how the figure was measured and the creators’ operating plans.…
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