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# developerID to connect the folks who build stuff
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/developerid-to-connect-the-folks-who-build-stuff/
- Published: 2006-08-30T16:48:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T03:37:33.000Z
- Author: Chris Messina
- Tags: Asides, Open source, Technology

Not sure what [developerID](http://www.developerid.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) is gunna be, but the description sure is enticing: "a social identity network for programmers, designers, engineers, sys admins & others working in the professional developer community." [Nothing's public yet](http://metasaur.us/articles/2006/08/29/developerid-launch-page-up?ref=chrismessina.me), so I'm eager to see what it turns out to be... Oh, and a sweaty [Ballmer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSIMeRtVebM&ref=chrismessina.me) is always sure to attract the right audience.

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### 💬 Comments from the original post

**[Alex Hillman](http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2006-08-30 17:22:44

this icon looks familiar. can't place it.

**[Alex Hillman](http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2006-08-30 17:23:09

heh, helps to paste the image path http://www.developerid.com/images/devhead.gif