TRENCHCOAT
Website blueprint · 16 Oct 2026

dev-null.sh

“Trending - /dev/null”

Template-written 22 evidence items REA analysed 17 scripts
What this means for you

/dev/null talked to 2 outside services on a first visit.E6E7

  • Tech check: the site mentions a working app / platform, but we found nothing behind it in what its public page loads.E21
  • What loads is a page only: no calls to its own backend, no wallet code, no contract calls, no AI services and no live connections.E22
  • We saw no known analytics or advertising services load on the first visit.E1
  • 5 cookies were set in your browser, all by the site itself.E8E9E10E11E12

Tech check

What the site says about itself, next to what its public page actually loads. Facts only, no verdict: you decide.

Nothing found on the public page

A working app / platform

“…on @simonhamp · 9h 33d5e71 what are you building cross-platform apps with today? (and why isn't it SuperNative?) Poll…”E21

No matching code, calls or services in what loaded for us.

Calls its own backend none seen
Wallet code none seen
Contract calls in its code none seen
Talks to AI services none seen
Live connections none seen

What loads is a page only: no own backend calls, wallet code, contract calls, AI services or live connections.E22

What it is

  • The site describes itself as: “A social network for developers. Sign in with GitHub, follow people who write code, and commit plain text to a shared log.”E2
  • It's built with React (common tools for building web apps).E15
  • In your browser it can copy text to your clipboard, stores data in your browser's built-in database and saves small bits of data in your browser.E17E18E19
  • It has sections such as /login, /log, /@taylorotwell, /@ronaldaraujo, /@MrPunyapal and /@mstfydmr.E20

Where your data goes

CDNs & hostingDeliver files (scripts, images) quickly from servers near you. 1
avatars.githubusercontent.comGitHub Pages / raw files: static file hosting 50×E6
Not identifiedServices we don't have in our list yet. 1
pucked.lolnot identified 1×E7

How key features work

Saving data on your device

It saves data in your browser (IndexedDB (a browser database) and localStorage), so some things persist between visits.E18E19E13E14

indexeddblocal_storagelocalStorageIndexedDB

Cookies and storage

Names only. We never store the values.

CookieSet forKeptWhose
appearanceE8dev-null.sh about 365 daysthe site
cf_clearanceE9dev-null.sh about 365 daysthe site
__cf_bmE10dev-null.sh about 0 daysthe site
XSRF-TOKENE11dev-null.sh about 0 daysthe site
devnull-sessionE12dev-null.sh about 0 daysthe site

localStorageE13: last-visit:guest:trending, latest-marker:guest:trending, appearance

IndexedDBE14: devnull

Pages and API calls

Pages it links to

//login/log/@taylorotwell/@ronaldaraujo/@MrPunyapal/@mstfydmr/@nunomaduro/@michaelcontento/@theJohnCode/@tom/@paulinevos/@arzola/@michaelborn/@simonhamp/@llagerlof/@mnapoli/@codegod100/@brendt/@mathiasonea/@DanielMabadeje/@HelgeSverre/@naderman/@lief/@fernandofreamunde/@jonJKF/@fitzzz/@terdelyi/@victor-jvp/@michaeldyrynda

Evidence

Every sentence above points to one of these. Code references show the file, line:column and the short identifier that matched, never the site's code itself.

E1
Page title: Trending - /dev/null
page title · https://dev-null.sh/
E2
Page description: A social network for developers. Sign in with GitHub, follow people who write code, and commit plain text to a shared log.
page description · https://dev-null.sh/
E3
Site name: /dev/null
page site_name · https://dev-null.sh/
E4
Main heading: Trending
page h1 · https://dev-null.sh/
E5
66 request(s) to dev-null.sh
types: 27 other, 15 script, 11 font
GET https://dev-null.sh/ · other · 66 requests · network recording
E6
50 request(s) to avatars.githubusercontent.com
types: 50 image
GET https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/463230 · image · 50 requests · network recording
E7
1 request(s) to pucked.lol
types: 1 image
GET https://pucked.lol/p/mXtgS9MvreOSq8pBBNwn1mcnt8jm3sMkcCffoe3h/image · image · network recording
E8
Cookie 'appearance' set for dev-null.sh
kept for about 365 days
cookie appearance on dev-null.sh · value not stored
E9
Cookie 'cf_clearance' set for dev-null.sh
kept for about 365 days
cookie cf_clearance on dev-null.sh · value not stored
E10
Cookie '__cf_bm' set for dev-null.sh
kept for about 0 days
cookie __cf_bm on dev-null.sh · value not stored
E11
Cookie 'XSRF-TOKEN' set for dev-null.sh
kept for about 0 days
cookie XSRF-TOKEN on dev-null.sh · value not stored
E12
Cookie 'devnull-session' set for dev-null.sh
kept for about 0 days
cookie devnull-session on dev-null.sh · value not stored
E13
localStorage: 3 key(s) saved in your browser
localStorage keys: last-visit:guest:trending, latest-marker:guest:trending, appearance · values not stored
E14
IndexedDB: 1 key(s) saved in your browser
IndexedDB keys: devnull · values not stored
E15
React detected by REA (react-runtime)
confidence: medium
dev-null.sh/build/assets/button-BuEupnIq.js · “react-runtime” · REA analyze-web-bundle 6.4.0
E16
New Relic found in the code
dev-null.sh/build/assets/app-layout-C06JbTx7.js @ 1:104286 · “newrelic” · pattern scan
E17
Uses the browser ability: clipboard_write
can copy text to your clipboard
dev-null.sh/build/assets/keyboard-shortcuts-dialog-CCksTKjB.js @ 41:31032 · “clipboard.writeText(” · pattern scan
E18
Uses the browser ability: indexeddb
stores data in your browser's built-in database
dev-null.sh/build/assets/app-layout-C06JbTx7.js @ 1:26787 · “indexedDB.open(” · pattern scan
E19
Uses the browser ability: local_storage
saves small bits of data in your browser
dev-null.sh/build/assets/dist-DDEiDV7X.js @ 1:34452 · “localStorage.setItem(” · pattern scan
E20
82 links to pages on the same site
page links · https://dev-null.sh/ · /, /login, /log, /@taylorotwell, /@ronaldaraujo, /@MrPunyapal, /@mstfydmr, /@nunomaduro, /@michaelcontento, /@theJohnCode, /@tom, /@paulinevos
E21
The site says: “…on @simonhamp · 9h 33d5e71 what are you building cross-platform apps with today? (and why isn't it SuperNative?) Poll…”
page text · https://dev-null.sh/ · …on @simonhamp · 9h 33d5e71 what are you building cross-platform apps with today? (and why isn't it SuperNative?) Poll…
E22
117 requests on load: no own backend calls, wallet code, contract calls, AI services or live connections
GET https://dev-null.sh/ · summary · 117 requests · network recording

Limits

  • We only see what your browser sees: code and requests on a first visit, without logging in or accepting cookie banners. What the servers do with data is invisible from outside.
  • Site code is usually minified (compressed), so names are partly lost and some code may be only partly analysed.
  • Some trackers only load after you accept cookies or log in, so the real list can be longer.
  • We visited from a server in the United States. Sites load different trackers and cookie banners in different countries (visitors in the EU usually get a consent banner first).
  • The tech check compares the site's own words with what its public page loads. Work done on servers, in private code or in separate apps isn't visible here, so 'nothing found' means not visible on the public page, not that it doesn't exist.
  • This text was written from fixed templates because no AI writer was available. It uses exactly the same evidence.
  • REA hit its size budget on parts of 5 large bundle file(s); those parts weren't fully analysed.

Facts, not judgements: this page describes what the code and traffic show, not anyone's intent. Not financial advice. Case id EXUuG3PM.