"Developers Guide", "Developers' Guide", or "Developer's Guide"

[Bonnie Granat]

Many organizations use the following:

- User Guide
- Developer Guide
- Installation Guide
- Administrator Guide

They are guides *for* specific individuals, so the guide for the user is a
User Guide, etc.

Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com


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> Subject: "Developers Guide", "Developers' Guide", or 
> "Developer's Guide"
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I need help with an apostrophe.
> 
> Which of these is correct?
> 
> * "Developers Guide" i.e. "The guide for the developers"
> * "Developers' Guide" i.e. "The guide belonging to the developers"
> * "Developer's Guide" i.e. "The guide belonging to the developer"