Thanks @erictwillis for hunting this!
I know there are a lot of these "curation" sites out there, so here's how I hope to make WD Stack different...
It's curated by everyone (open submissions and voting), but it's not a firehose. It's organized by collections that cover the realm of both frontend development and web design (there's even an collection for curated lists). Many curations are maintained by a one author. These curations tend to be ambiguously selective, or grow out of date. Other curated lists are overwhelming, unruly and it's hard to find quality resources.
I hope that WD Stack is the "happy medium" between a selective curation and comprehensive list. Thanks for sharing any thoughts or feedback you have.
@tweetfrog The good thing about having more curated collections to pick from is that not everyone who curates shares your taste or sense of quality, so choice is good. :)
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@matthui I don't think both sites compete with each other too much. The kind of in depth, more niche web design or development subject matter WD Stack is aiming for isn't really a good fit for PH, especially if it's tutorial links e.g..
@bentossell@joostschuur __ thanks for your comments. I too have thought about the challenge of retention on these curation sites, but I'm not sure of the solution. It may sound cliche, but the 2 factors I plan to focus on are quality and engagement.
To maintain quality, the plan is change the WD Stack submission workflow and voting/reputation system to closely resemble that of Stack Overflow. As resources are posted, other users can respond with voting and/or other reactions. These "reactions" are more expressive (like the new Facebook reactions https://www.producthunt.com/tech...). Gradually user reputation builds, and their opinion counts more towards resource weight. "Top" resources are ranked where age and score are both relevant (using an algorithm similiar to HN/Reddit). I hope that engagement will follow the focus on quality, along with some help from weekly updates and social notifications (mostly on Twitter since that's the current login method).
I like the simplicity if WDstack
Pros:Nice UI
Cons:None yet