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Medium vs Able: What are the differences?

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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      Great mobile app
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      Simple, yet elegant and appealing UX
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      Notes
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      Word counter
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      Easy to gain traction
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      Idealized media consumption
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      Beautiful design. great content, excellent experience
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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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