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Ship it, then say it well.

Guides to changelogs, release announcements, docs and developer relations, for teams that build developer tools.

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Launch posts

OG Image Size: Open Graph Dimensions for Every Platform

The OG image size that works everywhere: 1200x630 at 1.91:1. Official Facebook, LinkedIn and X sizes, file limits, the meta tags and how to fix previews.

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Git

Semantic Versioning (SemVer): Rules, Ranges and Examples

SemVer explained: when to bump major, minor or patch, 0.x and 1.0.0, pre-releases, sort order, npm caret and tilde ranges, the regex, and CalVer.

Two Reddit and Hacker News mentions of Acme turned into a new-mention alert
Community

Reddit Monitoring Tools Compared (Plus Hacker News)

F5Bot, KWatch.io, Syften, Octolens, Brand24, Awario, RedShip and more: sources, alerts, reply drafting and prices, plus free ways to monitor Reddit.

A phone's What's New panel for an Acme update with a headline line, then New, Improved and Fixed
Release notes

App Release Notes: App Store and Google Play Templates

How to write app release notes for the App Store and Google Play: each store's limits and rules, six templates with examples, fastlane files, a checklist.

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Release notes

Product Update Email Template: 6 Examples to Copy

Six product update email templates to copy or download: feature launch, monthly update, fixes, price change, breaking change and upgrade, with examples.

A merged pull request turned into an X post and a LinkedIn post, each waiting for approval
Launch posts

Tools That Turn GitHub PRs Into X and LinkedIn Posts

ShipPost, Merge & Tell, Shipstar, DevRelay and xpost compared: what starts a draft, what the AI reads, whether it posts for you, and what it costs.

LinkedIn post format: a post with its hook above the see more cut, short paragraphs, a list and a link
Launch posts

LinkedIn Post Format: Specs, Layout and 6 Templates

How to format a LinkedIn post: the 3,000-character limit, the "see more" cut, line breaks, bold text, image sizes and six announcement templates.

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Git

How to Change a Git Commit Message (Last, Old or Pushed)

Change the last commit message with git commit --amend, an older one with git rebase -i and reword, a pushed one with --force-with-lease. With examples.

What is DevRel: content, code, community and feedback between a company and developers
DevRel

What Is DevRel? Developer Relations Explained

DevRel (developer relations) explained: the four parts of the work, job titles, how to get into DevRel, how to measure it, and where DevRel people learn.

Changelog examples: an update with a headline feature, then Improved and Fixed lines labelled by area
Changelogs

Changelog Examples: 11 Real Changelogs and What to Copy

11 real changelog examples from Linear, Stripe, GitHub, Vercel, Raycast, Tailwind and more: how each is built, the idea worth copying, and a checklist.

Three kinds of changelog tool: hosted (you write it, they deliver it), Git-based (commits in, a version out) and AI drafting (reads the PRs, writes the entry)
Changelogs

Best Changelog Tools in 2026: 17 Compared by Type

17 changelog tools compared: hosted pages and widgets, Git-based generators and AI tools that draft from GitHub, with prices, free plans and how to choose.

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Changelogs

Conventional Commits Cheat Sheet: Types, Examples, Rules

Every Conventional Commits type with examples, how to pick one, breaking changes, footers, version bumps and changelog sections, and how to enforce it.

A release notes template with a title, summary, and New, Improved and Fixed sections
Release notes

Release Notes Template: 8 Copy-Paste Formats with Examples

A software release notes template with a sample, plus eight to copy or download: SaaS update, email, API, app store, GitHub, internal, hotfix and Jira.

A changelog entry with Breaking, Added and Fixed sections
Changelogs

How to Write a Changelog: Format, Examples and Template

What a changelog is, which format to use, how to group entries, how to word breaking changes, fixes and speed-ups, what to leave out, and a template.

An X post announcing a release, with a code snippet and a docs link
Launch posts

How to Announce a Product Release on X: 10 Post Formats

Ten X post formats for release announcements, matched to the kind of change (launch, feature, fix, performance, breaking), with templates and examples.

A changelog feeding release notes, which feed announcements
Changelogs

Release Notes vs. Changelog: What's the Difference?

A changelog is a running record for developers; release notes explain one release to users. What goes in each, where GitHub Releases fits, how to do both.

Commits flowing through a release tool into a changelog and a GitHub release
Changelogs

How to Automate Your Changelog From GitHub (5 Tools)

How changelog automation works, and how to set up GitHub's generated release notes, release-please, semantic-release, Changesets and git-cliff, compared.

Code releases moving ahead of the docs version
Documentation

Docs Drift: How to Keep Documentation in Sync With Your Code

Why docs drift from code, how to find the drift you have, and what stops it: docs next to code, tested examples, generated reference and CI checks.

The DevRel loop: ship, announce, document, listen
DevRel

DevRel for Startups: How to Do It Without a DevRel Hire

What DevRel means at a startup: the ship-announce-document-listen loop, a two-hour weekly cadence, what to skip, and when to hire a developer advocate.

Let the next release write its own changelog.

DevRelay drafts the changelog entry, the posts and the docs update when you ship. You approve what goes out.

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