01 SECTION ✣
History.
A ENTRIES IN THIS SECTION ✣
- 01.
Origins and Evolution of Developer Relations
Developer Relations did not begin as a profession. It began as a problem: how do you convince software engineers to build on your platform when they have other options? The history of DevRel is the history of how that problem was answere…
- 02.
A Timeline of Developer Relations, 1983 – 2026
This timeline collects the events, programs, books, conferences, and inflection points that defined the discipline. It is not exhaustive (no timeline could be), but it captures the moments that practitioners cite when they tell each othe…
- 03.
The Death and Rebirth of Developer Relations (2022 – 2026)
Between late 2022 and mid-2024, more DevRel professionals lost their jobs in a concentrated period than in any time in the field's history. Blog posts, conference keynotes, and LinkedIn essays asked whether the discipline had a future. B…