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Should I use Davutdursun (personal Medium blog)?

Personal Medium blog by Davut Dursun, software engineer — .NET, APIs, LLMOps - davutdursun.medium.com

Skip. Nothing to buy: this is Davut Dursun's personal Medium blog on .NET and LLMOps, and the same articles are readable free at blog.davutdursun.net. Developers wanting the tutorials should just read them there; buyers shopping for software should move on.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 8 key public sources; the URL is a personal Medium blog, not a product page, so fit judgments are limited.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo evidence
  • Feature depthNo evidence — it is a blog
  • Support qualityNo evidence
  • Security postureNo evidence either way

Pricing

$5/mo

Medium membership

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • .NET engineers wanting free tutorials
  • Readers avoiding paywalls
  • Followers of practical C#/LLMOps write-ups

Not for

  • Buyers — this is a personal blog, not software
  • Teams needing support, SLAs, or contracts
  • Non-technical readers; content is .NET-focused

Gotchas - check before you buy

low

Medium's $5/mo membership gates some stories; use.net to read free

low

Name collision with a Turkish professor/RTÜK chairman makes search results noisy

low

No support, roadmap, or uptime commitment — it is one person's blog

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free to read without Medium membership via the author's own domain
  • Practical .NET topics: Scalar vs Swagger, event sourcing, HackerRank C# solutions
  • Articles get picked up by .NET News Daily and DotNetNews newsletters

Cons

  • Not a product: no pricing page, support, or SLA exists
  • Some Medium posts sit behind the $5/mo membership paywall
  • Page metadata is broken; tagline shows a raw sitemap link
  • Frequent name collision with Turkish professor/RTÜK head Davut Dursun

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/02/2026 - 8 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x2security x1news x3

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $5/mo

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Free on author's mirror; Medium membership costs $5/mo
  • Ease of use. No evidence
  • Feature depth. No evidence — it is a blog
  • Support quality. No evidence
  • Security posture. No evidence either way
  • Personal blog Product type Medium publication, not software
  • $5/mo Starting price Medium membership for member-only stories
  • Yes Free access Same posts mirrored at blog.davutdursun.net

Pricing

Medium membership

$5/mo

  • Reads member-only Medium stories

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Review coverage is sparse; a ShouldIUse comparison rates reading Medium 'Depends' with medium confidence.

“Depends. Confidence: Medium. Buy the $5/mo member”
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Full analysis

Based on 8 key public sources; the URL is a personal Medium blog, not a product page, so fit judgments are limited.

Not a product — one engineer's Medium blog on .NET. Read free at blog.davutdursun.net; don't pay Medium for this.

Methodology

Based on 8 key public sources; the URL is a personal Medium blog, not a product page, so fit judgments are limited.

Sources

  1. Should I Use Medium? Honest Review, Pricing & Gotchasshouldiuse.io
    review
  2. Medium vs Substack | Should I Use Itshouldiuse.io
    review
  3. Scalar: Swagger UI Alternative — Davut Dursundavutdursun.medium.com
    official
  4. Davut Dursun - Software Engineer | MBA (LinkedIn)tr.linkedin.com
    official
  5. ASP.NET Core Articles — DotNetNewsdotnetnews.co
    news
  6. .NET News Daily Issue 180dotnetnews.co
    news
  7. LLM News and Articles (blog.davutdursun.net mirror)medium.com
    news
  8. Product security pagedavutdursun.medium.com
    security

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