The evolution of the developer: How cloud infrastructure and open source changed the landscape

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by Sindy Cator on March 24, 2014 at 9:14 pm

Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Insider

Ben Uretsky is the CEO & Cofounder of DigitalOcean. There’s an ongoing conversation about the shifting role of developers and what that means for IT departments. They’re now shaping product and user experience with such great influence that businesses must understand their importance in order to be as successful as possible. For a great read on the rise of the developer, check out Stephen O’Grady’s book The New Kingmakers: How Developers Conquered The World – in the book, the author goes into great depth about the history of developers, what circumstances expanded their resources, and ultimately how they became the ones calling the shots. Even…