Essential Information for Developers

Best Practices

There are many ways to get connected within the ESRI developer community to learn about tools, tips and tricks, and real-world scenarios of problem solving with GIS. Below is just a sample of developer-related resources.

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Web and Blogs

ESRI Developer Network Community Portal—Find documentation, samples, downloads, object models, and more.

EDN Web Site Blog—Get instant updates on content changes related to all of ESRI's developer offerings.

ArcGIS Server Development Blog—This blog is written by the ArcGIS Server development team and is a great resource for tips and best practices related to the latest release of ArcGIS Server.

ArcUser Online—Discover tips and tricks from Developer's Corner.

RSS

ESRI RSS News Feeds—Subscribe and get the latest technology insights, news notifications, and even training and education.

Podcasts

Instructional Series Podcasts—The ESRI Instructional Series offers free short audio recordings that focus on hot topics such as tips to improve your workflow, tricks for optimizing your geodatabase, and updates on new software features.

Speaker Series Podcasts—The Speaker Series offers free short audio recordings that feature GIS technology insights from GIS users, business partners, and ESRI staff. You can listen to the posted podcasts and subscribe to automatically receive new podcasts.

Trade Shows and User Group Meetings

ESRI Developer Summit—This is a key conference if you want to take your GIS technical knowledge to the next level. Attend everything from beginning sessions to deep dives and meet directly with the ESRI development teams.

ESRI International User Conference—The ESRI UC is unlike any other event. As the largest GIS conference in the world, this annual gathering offers innovation at its best. Users from more than 120 countries come to learn new skills, share information, and discover best practices, tips, and tricks that they can use instantly.

User Groups—Several user groups and specialty industry groups exist independently of ESRI and meet throughout the year to share information, data, tips on software usage, and project news. These groups are open to all users of ESRI software and include regional groups within and outside the United States.

Training

Training and Education—Visit our comprehensive training and education portal to learn what's new, search courses and register, or even get advice on what courses you should take.

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