Developer Relations: How to Build and Grow a Successful Developer Program

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C. Lewko, J. PartonDeveloper Relationshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7164-3_20

20. Build

Can I Build a Proof of Concept?

Caroline Lewko¹   and James Parton²

(1)

Vancouver, BC, Canada

(2)

London, UK

 

Having moved past a Hello World, and deciding to proceed, the developer reaches the Build stage. Now they are ready to create something specific with your product for the problem they are trying to solve.

The developers’ activity has moved from exploring to building. Your mission is to continue to engage, encourage, and motivate them and remove friction so they can reach their (and your) ultimate goal – scale.

Engagement and Support

At the Build stage, the intent of ...