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The Origin of Developer Relations and the Rise of the Developer

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Establishing developer relations programs, which organize the activity of engaging and influencing the behavior of developers, has been around longer than the World Wide Web. However, the recognition that developers represent a direct and significant commercial opportunity is a relatively new phenomenon.

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    Based on desk research and collective knowledge.

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Lewko, C., Parton, J. (2021). The Origin of Developer Relations and the Rise of the Developer. In: Developer Relations. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7164-3_3

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