The Business Value of Developer Relations
Mary Thengvall
Discover the true value of Developer Relations as you learn to build and maintain positive relationships with your developer community.
Score based on developer article recommendations — not sales data or reviews.
🟢 Developer Verdict
Hands-on guidance for understanding, building, and scaling Developer Relations programs and teams within a business context.
Read this if
- ✓ You are establishing or growing a Developer Relations team.
- ✓ You need to articulate the strategic value of DevRel to stakeholders.
- ✓ You want to learn how to nurture and maintain developer communities effectively.
Skip this for now if
- ✗ You are seeking hands-on coding examples or technical tutorials.
- ✗ You are already an experienced DevRel leader with established processes.
- ✗ You prefer content focused solely on individual contributor technical skills.
💬 What Developers Say
"We started reading books, for example, The Business Value of Developer Relations."
— therubyrep · Meta-Observability – Observing the Observers with Jordan Chung · Oct 7, 2021
"I do recommend you pick up Mary’s aforementioned book and pay attention to the section on roles and who you should be hiring."
— jerdog · DevRel is like coffee.. and other profundities. · Jan 3, 2019
"It goes more in-depth and talks about the importance of nurturing a community, maintaining positive relations, building a team of DevRels, and much more."
— amanhimself · 2021 - A year in review · Jan 10, 2022
Based on 5 developer article mentions
👤 Who Should Read This
Best for
- • Developers looking to grow their careers
Less ideal for
- • Developers wanting immediate hands-on tutorials
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