> The programming content "industry" is highly fragmented (outside of SO) and difficult to monetize
I think part of the problem is that the content producers are trying to cater to everyone: google algo (by artifically inflating word count, using specific keywords), beginner programmers, advanced programmers, potentially paid users, ephemeral users that arrive on the site via a referral or via googling. In the end you end up catering to no one.
As a side note, RealPython.com is going to go down even more if they're going to keep their "register to view" policy I've started to see recently.
I think part of the problem is that the content producers are trying to cater to everyone: google algo (by artifically inflating word count, using specific keywords), beginner programmers, advanced programmers, potentially paid users, ephemeral users that arrive on the site via a referral or via googling. In the end you end up catering to no one.
As a side note, RealPython.com is going to go down even more if they're going to keep their "register to view" policy I've started to see recently.