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About kentcdodds.com (Blogs)

This page provides details about kentcdodds.com (Blogs) which was ranked #77 out of 320 in the list of sources (6 citations (0.3% share)) in answers from AI models (Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest), Google Gemini Flash (latest), X.AI Grok (latest)) when they were asked the following 3 questions: "If I'm looking to get into Developer Tools, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed.", "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.", "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." on Dec 30, 2025 by AI Chat Watch.

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Citations from AI Responses

Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest) (2 citations)

If I'm looking to get into Developer Tools, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed.

[...] e advocate - **[Mitchell Hashimoto](https://twitter.com/mitchellh)** - HashiCorp co-founder (Terraform, Vagrant) - **[Jessie Frazelle](https://twitter.com/jessfraz)** - Containers and open-source expert - **[Charity Majors](https://twitter.com/mipsytipsy)** - Honeycomb CEO, observability expert - **[Kent C. Dodds](https://kentcdodds.com)** - React and testing expert ### Developer Advocates & Educators - **[Cassidy Williams](https://twitter.com/cassidoo)** - Developer advocate, educator - **[Wes Bos](https://wesbos.com)** - JavaScript educator - **[Scott Hanselman](https://www.hanselman.com)** - Microsoft, .NET expert - **[Fireshi [...]

kentcdodds.com 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.

[...] *Mitchell Hashimoto** - Co-founder of HashiCorp - [https://twitter.com/mitchellh](https://twitter.com/mitchellh) - **Kelsey Hightower** - Developer advocate, Kubernetes expert - [https://twitter.com/kelseyhightower](https://twitter.com/kelseyhightower) - **Kent C. Dodds** - Educator and developer - [https://kentcdodds.com](https://kentcdodds.com) - **Cassidy Williams** - CTO at Contenda - [https://cassidoo.co](https://cassidoo.co) ### Developer Advocates & Educators - **Fireship** - [https://fireship.io](https://fireship.io) - Developer education content - **Theo Browne** - [https://t3.gg](https://t3.gg) - Developer advocate - **Wes Bos** [...]

kentcdodds.com December 30, 2025

Google Gemini Flash (latest) (1 citation)

If I'm looking to get into Developer Tools, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed.

[...] e)](https://www.youtube.com/@ThePrimeTimeagen) * **Gergely Orosz**: Author of *The Pragmatic Engineer*, providing deep dives into how big tech companies build software. [The Pragmatic Engineer](https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com) * **Kent C. Dodds**: An expert in the JavaScript/React ecosystem. [Kent C. Dodds](https://kentcdodds.com) * **Charity Majors**: Co-founder of Honeycomb and a leading voice in observability. [Charity Majors' Blog](https://charity.wtf) * **Jeff Geerling**: Expert in automation, Ansible, and hardware-software integration. [Jeff Geerling](https://www.jeffgeerling.com) ### 4. Helpful Communities and R [...]

kentcdodds.com December 30, 2025

X.AI Grok (latest) (3 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.

[...] evops) - Azure DevOps: [Azure DevOps](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/devops/) ### Recognized Experts and Thought Leaders Influential figures shaping dev tools through blogs, talks, and open-source contributions: - **Kent C. Dodds**: React expert, creator of tools like Testing Library. [Kent C. Dodds](https://kentcdodds.com/) - **Addy Osmani**: Google Chrome engineer, author on web performance tools. [Addy Osmani](https://addyosmani.com/) - **Guillermo Rauch**: Vercel CEO, Next.js creator. [Guillermo Rauch](https://rauchg.com/) - **Kelsey Hightower**: Kubernetes advocate at Google. [Kelsey Hightower](https://kelseyhigh [...]

kentcdodds.com December 30, 2025

If I'm looking to get into Developer Tools, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed.

[...] and Reviewers to Follow - **Gergely Orosz** ([The Pragmatic Engineer](https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/)): Ex-Uber engineer; deep dives on dev tools scaling. - **Addy Osmani** ([Addy Osmani](https://addyosmani.com/)): Google Chrome engineer; web perf and tooling expert. - **Kent C. Dodds** ([Kent C. Dodds](https://kentcdodds.com/)): Testing and React tools advocate. - **Swyx** ([Swyx](https://www.swyx.io/)): AI dev tools and frontend trends. Reviewers: Follow **Linus Ekenstam** on YouTube for tool breakdowns ([Linus Ekenstam](https://www.youtube.com/c/LinusEkenstam)). ### Helpful Communities and Resources - **Stack Overflo [...]

kentcdodds.com 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.

[...] ght Leaders - **Guillermo Rauch** (Vercel CEO, Next.js creator): [Vercel Blog](https://vercel.com/blog/author/guillermo-rauch). - **Addy Osmani** (Google Chrome engineer, web perf expert): [Addy Osmani's Site](https://addyosmani.com/). - **Kent C. Dodds** (React/Testing expert, Epic React creator): [Kent C. Dodds](https://kentcdodds.com/). - **Kelsey Hightower** (Kubernetes advocate): Kubernetes contribs via [CNCF](https://www.cncf.io/). - **Tammy Everts** (web perf): [Tammy Everts](https://www.tammevents.com/). Follow via [X (Twitter) Dev Accounts](https://twitter.com/) or [InfoQ Authors](https://www.infoq.com/). ### Emerging St [...]

kentcdodds.com December 30, 2025