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        <h1>Developers, explore our cloud</h1>

        <p>Get $600 in <span class="emphasis">free credit</span>.</p>

        <p>No minimums, rate limits, support fees, or contracts.</p>
        <a href="/signup/" class="btn btn-default">Get started now <i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a>
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        <h2>Everything you need to build powerful, scalable apps.</h2>

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                        <h3>SDKs &amp; tools</h3>

                        <p>We build our SDKs on open-source platforms, supporting Java, .NET,
                            Node.js, PHP, Python, and Ruby.</p>
                        <a href="/sdks">Build with our SDKs <i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a>
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                        <h3>APIs</h3>

                        <p>Learn the capabilities of our APIs with Getting Started, Reference, and
                            Developer guides.</p>
                        <a href="/docs">Explore our API docs <i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a>
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        <h3>Developer-to-developer support</h3>

        <p>Complex technical questions? Talk directly to the developers who build our SDKs and APIs.</p>

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                <h5><strong>Tweet</strong></h5>

                <p class="item"><a href="https://twitter.com/rackspace">@rackspace</a></p>
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                <h5><strong>IRC</strong> on freenode</h5>

                <p class="item">#rackspace</p>
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                <h5><strong>Email</strong></h5>

                <p class="item"><a href="mailto:sdk-support@rackspace.com">sdk-support@rackspace.com</a></p>
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                <h5><strong>Post</strong> in our</h5>

                <p class="item"><a href="https://community.rackspace.com/developers/f/7">Developer Forum</a></p>
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        <blockquote>
            <span class="quotes">“</span>We built developer+<sup>TM</sup> (a monthly infrastructure credit and
            more) to give developers the core of almost any scalable
            cloud application they want to build.<span class="quotes">”</span>
        </blockquote>
        <div class="author">Jesse Noller</div>
        <div class="author-title">Former Python Software Foundation board member, Principle Engineer &amp; Senior Manager
            for developer+
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        <a href="http://www.rackspace.com/blog/rackspace-developer-program-for-developers-by-developers/">Read the blog
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        <a class="btn btn-primary btn-sign-up" href="/signup/">Sign up for free <i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a>
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                <h4>Developer Blog</h4>
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                <p><a href="/blog/">Visit the Developer Blog <i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a></p>
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                <h4>Product News</h4>
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                    <li><a href="#">Cloud Databases Introduces Enhanced Support, More Database Types, Larger...</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#">ObjectRocket Adds Fully-Managed Redis Service</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#">OnMetal Weekly Byte: The Story Behind OnMetal [Video]</a></li>
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                <p><a href="http://www.rackspace.com/blog">Visit the Product Blog <i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a>
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