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About kelsey.io (Developer Tools)

This page provides details about kelsey.io (Developer Tools) which was ranked #129 out of 320 in the list of sources (2 citations (0.1% share)) in answers from AI models (OpenAI ChatGPT Latest) when they were asked the following 2 questions: "What are the best Developer Tools options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space.", "What does the Developer Tools industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry." on Dec 30, 2025 by AI Chat Watch. This source is referenced for brands: Kubernetes, Kelsey Hightower.

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Pages from kelsey.io (1 link)

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kelsey.io 2 133

Brands Referenced By This Website (2 brands)

Brand Voice Mentions
Kubernetes Kubernetes 16.3% 59
Kelsey Hightower Kelsey Hightower 2.7% 12

Citations from AI Responses

OpenAI ChatGPT Latest (2 citations)

What are the best Developer Tools options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space.

[...] unity; validate fit via trials and references.) --- ## 4) Recognized experts & thought leaders (useful for following the space) - [Martin Fowler](https://martinfowler.com/) (software design, architecture, engineering practices) - [Kent Beck](https://kentbeck.com/) (testing, XP, agile practices) - [Kelsey Hightower](https://kelsey.io/) (cloud-native/Kubernetes education) - [Charity Majors](https://charity.wtf/) (observability and modern operations) - [Mitchell Hashimoto](https://mitchellh.com/) (dev tooling; co-founded [HashiCorp](https://www.hashicorp.com/)) - [Brendan Gregg](https://www.brendangregg.com/) (systems performance [...]

kelsey.io December 30, 2025

What does the Developer Tools industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry.

[...] olutionary design) - [Gene Kim](https://www.genekim.net/) (DevOps research and practice) - [Jez Humble](https://www.jezhumble.net/) (continuous delivery) - [Nicole Forsgren](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Forsgren) (software delivery performance research; see also [DORA](https://dora.dev/)) - [Kelsey Hightower](https://kelsey.io/) (cloud-native education; Kubernetes era thought leader) - [Mitchell Hashimoto](https://mitchellh.com/) (creator of multiple HashiCorp-era tools; infrastructure tooling influence) - [Charity Majors](https://charity.wtf/) (observability and modern on-call practice) - [Linus Torvalds](https://en.wiki [...]

kelsey.io December 30, 2025