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Devtools startups - standing out to investors

When I’m talking with a startup founder about a possible investment I’m trying to find out a few things: team, scale, timing, product, developer flow, stickiness.

Status update - 2022-04

Console status update - April 2022. Devtools jobs.

9 essential devtools for new projects

When starting a new coding project there are lots of devtools to consider using. These are the 9 most important devtools for new projects.

In the cloud software defined everything provides unlimited functionality, but compounds with complexity. This has been noticed, and services are becoming unbundled with a focus on developer experience.

Console Newsletter - A free weekly email digest of the best tools and beta releases for developers. Every Thursday. See the latest email.

Is no/low-code for developers?

But if it's called no (or low) code, why is it a developer tool?

Status update - 2022-03

Console status update - March 2022. Subscriber growth, menu revamp, devtools jobs, and retiring in-depth reviews.

Status update - 2022-02

Console status update - February 2022. Devtools podcast website.

CLI-first devtools

Mobile-first. API-first. Native vs web. These are well understood. But what about CLI-first? Is this a new approach to building devtools? Can you build a good CLI-only product?

Status update - 2022-01

Console status update - January 2022. Website tweaks and server monitoring tool reviews.

Introducing Badges for Console Developer Tools of the Week

We review hundreds of tools every month to handpick the best tools that meet our review criteria for the Console Weekly newsletter. Those recognised can now grab badge embeds for their website.

Why we send the Console newsletter on Thursdays

Why do we send our devtools newsletter on Thurs? It's not Monday! It's not Friday! It's not the weekend, but it's just before it! And more announcements happen earlier in the week.

The Console tech stack 2022

The tools and products we're using to run Console in 2022.

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