developer-onboarding
Developer Onboarding
When to Use
Use this skill when you need get developers to "Hello World" fast with optimized quickstarts, tutorials, and sample apps. Trigger phrases: developer onboarding, time to first value, quickstart guide, hello world tutorial, developer activation, onboarding checklist, sample apps, getting started experience, reduce...
Get developers from signup to working code as fast as possible, then guide them to deeper engagement.
Overview
Developer onboarding is the critical window between "I signed up" and "I understand how to use this." You have about 10 minutes of developer attention. Every second of confusion, every error message without guidance, every "it should work but doesn't" moment costs you users.
Great onboarding feels like pair programming with someone who anticipated every question. Bad onboarding feels like being dropped in a foreign city without a map.
Before You Start
Review the /devmarketing-skills/skills/developer-audience-context skill to understand your target developers. A hobbyist building side projects needs different onboarding than an enterprise architect evaluating tools for production. Review /devmarketing-skills/skills/developer-signup-flow to ensure signup flows smoothly into onboarding.