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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. Steve Ballmer: Developers, developers, developers launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Developers developers▲92

   Balmer's epic catchphrase

   2016 · developersdevelope.rs · 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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   Pointer▲95

   A reading club for developers

   2015 · pointer.io · its alternatives →

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   Future² #85: The Future of App Development with Buzinga's Logan Merrick▲61

   From two people to 30 people in just four years

   2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Developer Ipsum▲110

   Lorem for nerds

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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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   The 4th Office▲73

   An agile workspace in the cloud

   2014 · premium.4thoffice.com · its alternatives →

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   We Need Developers▲92

   Amazing companies searching for the best dev talent.

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   Hopscotch▲82

   A product tour framework for developers

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Campfirefree▲84

    The shared workspace for humans and coding agents

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    Software Engineering Daily — The Evolution of Rails with David Heinemeier Hansson▲67

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    2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

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    a16z - The Future of Software Development▲63

    The supply and demand of software eating the world

    2016 · feeds.soundcloud.com · 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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    DevFlip: Marketplace for Video Game Developers▲6

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    Dev Toolbelt - Handy micro-tools for developers▲8

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    Developer Toolkit▲6

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    Hello Tech Pros: Technocentricity▲4

    The fifth dysfunction of a software team

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    Idea to Product

    2025 · its alternatives →

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