On to building Developer Communities

The stages in community development covered in this guide are meant to lay down the foundation in your journey of building and nurturing a tech community. You will find guidance on identifying the stage your community is at and tips on how to advance to the next level.

For each stage, I give you some questions related to your community to brainstorm with your team to craft an internal community brief. The questions are complemented with examples and stories from the experiences of people in the tech community. Here’s a list in brief:

Stage OneSoul Search
Stage TwoWhat? (to do) & Who?
Stage ThreeHow?
Stage FourThe Launch
Stage FiveSustain
Stage Six.OneRecalibration
Stage Six.TwoEngagements, Engagements, Engagements
Stage Seven The Umbrella of New Programs
INTRODUCING THE CREDIT FRAMEWORK
Stage EightSaturation

Shall we begin?

🧩Fun Fact #2: First version of Commudle was coded while traveling to-from the office in the metro train. Mornings were for writing the code, evenings were for deploying, testing and planning for the next day. It took three months, those were not tiring trips at all, but they completed my day positively in anticipation of the next morning.