Heavybit Skill
Developer Communities
How to build, measure, and scale developer communities that create real business value. Covers community strategy, engagement models, community health metrics, champion programs, and balancing community interests with business goals. Drawn from practitioners at Twilio, MongoDB, DigitalOcean, and others.
Built from what these operators shared
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Developer Communities
Built from twenty-three library resources
What a skill is
A skill is a set of working instructions your agent loads when you need it, built from the strategies operators shared in the Heavybit Library. It guides the work and you still do it. Heavybit reads and approves every skill before it ships, and keeps updating skills as new content enters the Library. Skills are plain text, so you or your agent can read any skill in full before acting on it. Your agent decides how to apply a skill, so check its work; if a skill gets something wrong, ask your agent to report it or email platform@heavybit.com.
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- Add the endpoint below to your harness: Claude Code, Codex, Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or another that supports MCP.
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MCP endpointhttps://crucible.heavybit.com/mcp
Built from the Heavybit Library
The operators behind this skill shared what they know in these talks, podcasts, and articles. Every one is free in the Heavybit Library.
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Building Vibrant Developer Communities
NOV 19, 2019With Jesse Davis, Tamao Nakahara, Mike Stowe, Dave Nugent, and Peggy Rayzis
We brought together a group of developer relations experts to discuss how they’ve built and maintained vibrant, active developer communities for their orgs.
Video
Building Vibrant Developer Communities
Watch53 MIN
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Authentic Communities in the Era of AI
NOV 21, 2023With Caroline Lewko, Patrick Woods, and Surbhi Rathore
In this special Speaker Series event, our panel explores the implications of AI on the effort and ability to build authentic communities. They answer questions about AI generated code contributions, the authenticity of users in online communities, and the…
Video
Authentic Communities in the Era of AI
Watch48 MIN
- Article
So You Want to Host a Meetup? Pt.2: Promotion & Audience Targeting
JUN 28, 2016With Sam Noland
Organizing or sponsoring a meetup can add great value to your company – from increasing sales leads, to hiring your next employee, to becoming a thought leader in your space. Over the past 3 years Heavybit has hosted over 200 member meetups at our Clubhouse…
Article
So You Want to Host a Meetup? Pt.2: Promotion & Audience Targeting
Read2 MIN
- Article
Why Developer Communities are Essential for DevTools Startup Growth
MAR 5, 2020With Jesse Davis
As end-users and increasingly purchasing decision-makers, developers are an important audience for DevTools software teams.
Article
Why Developer Communities are Essential for DevTools Startup Growth
Read8 MIN
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Building and Leveraging an Open Source Developer Community.
JUL 18, 2014With Jade Wang
Jade Wang manages Developer Engagement at Meteor, where she runs their monthly Devshop, deputizes community leaders, and owns community strategy.
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Building and Leveraging an Open Source Developer Community.
Watch24 MIN
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DX and Open Sourcing at Netflix
MAR 3, 2016With Adrian Cockcroft
In this Speaker Series presentation, former cloud architect for Netflix and now Battery Ventures technology fellow Adrian Cockcroft discusses the pains of early adoption, the decision to open source, and the evolution of scalable cloud architecture.
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DX and Open Sourcing at Netflix
Watch59 MIN