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Summiting the Developer Pyramid: Turning Builders Into Advocates

Join the DZone community and get the full member experience. When many set out to build a developer program they think first and foremost of the benefits that come from having developers actively participating in their community: supporting other developers in your forums, writing blog articles, hosting meetups and hackathons, helping with documentation, and contributing to open-source projects.

And while some products and platforms are better situated to achieve these outcomes more organically, the vast majority of platforms need to be much more intentional and conscientious in the creation of their advocacy engine.

Success here is ultimately measured in the time developers give back to you, and in the scale they bring to your programming efforts.

The Developer Pyramid is not a rulebook, but a construct to help you understand the personas within your developer community, what motivates them, and what they need to be successful in each stage of their journey.