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_21

21. Scale

Can I Build for the Long Term?

Caroline Lewko¹   and James Parton²

(1)

Vancouver, BC, Canada

(2)

London, UK

 

Playtime is over. The developer is now releasing a product of their own into their production environment. Your product was chosen to be part of this release, as the developer is confident that it solves their problem. Prelaunch, their focus is on optimizing, testing, and shipping. Post launch, their gears shift to operations and maintenance of that product.

It may look like you are at the end of your journey with them, but your interactions now couldn’t be more crucial ...