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24 alternatives to Don't Make Me Code - Ep. #2, Onboarding Developers

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Don't Make Me Code - Ep. #2, Onboarding Developers launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Don't Make Me Code, Ep. #1▲54
A show about Developer Experience (DX) Design
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
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Don't Make Me Code, Ep. #10 - Environment Protection▲61
Docker's lead product designer on great dev environments
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
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Hustle - Ep. 26: Onboarding: Clients and Users▲68
Comparing the mindsets of designing experiences on and off..
2015 · funsize.co · its alternatives →
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Don't Make Me Code - Ep. #13, Standing On The Shoulders Of A License▲60
DX design & the challenges of building dev-facing products.
2017 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
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Hello Tech Pros: Why Great Dev Managers are Like Pirate Ship Captains▲55
Because they AAAAARRRRRRHHHHHHH
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
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This is Product Management - 27: User onboarding▲66
Angel and founder Kevin Dewalt talks onboarding
2015 · delivery-edge.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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The Changelog - CodeNewbie and Community with Saron Yitbarek▲57
How to help more people discover software development
2015 · changelog.com · its alternatives →
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Startup Boston - Jonathan Kim, Appcues▲55
The secrets to user onboarding
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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Under the Radar - 1: Adapting to the market▲66
A new podcast for independent app developers
2015 · marco.org · its alternatives →
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Don't Make Me Code - 8: I Only Work On Ugly Products▲58
Why designers and dev co's need each other
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
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Developer Ipsum▲110
Lorem for nerds
2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →
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Hello Tech Pros: The Avoidance of Leadership▲56
The 4th dysfunction of a software team
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
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Code-Free User Onboarding: From Signup to Success▲91
A guide to building user onboarding experiences code-free
2016 · its alternatives →
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Onboarded ▲118
User Onboarding as a Service
2015 · getonboarded.com · its alternatives →
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Appcues▲140
Build beautiful and simple user onboarding experiences.
2014 · appcues.com · its alternatives →
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To Be Continuous - 19: Have We Forgotten How To Code?▲61
Paul and Edith discuss the fallout from left-pad
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
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Don't Make Me Code - Ep. #9, Getting Users To Give A Damn▲67
Mikeal Rogers of Node.js discusses community building in OSS
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
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Stack Overflow Podcast - A Bunch of Bald Yaks▲66
HyperDev, the fastest way to bang out code and run it online
2016 · stackoverflow.blog · its alternatives →
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The Cynical Developer Podcast: EP 10 - Test Driven Development▲51
Talking with Daniele Pozzobon about TDD.
2017 · cynicaldeveloper.com · its alternatives →
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devpitfree▲117
A native control room for your Claude Code agents
25d ago · devpit.app · its alternatives →
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Does Not Compute Podcast▲26
The lives and workflows of modern web developers.
2015 · spec.fm · its alternatives →
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Codecrap▲93
Where developers go to laugh and cry
2014 · codecrap.com · its alternatives →
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Flowhub▲85
Let's Make Code More Playful (Beta Open)
2014 · 12bet.review · its alternatives →
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Don't Make Me Code - 7: You’re The Developer Of Your Developer Experience▲58
How do you provide a single DX across multiple languages?
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →

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