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Developer, Advocate!

By : Geertjan Wielenga
Book Image

Developer, Advocate!

By: Geertjan Wielenga

Overview of this book

What exactly is a developer advocate, and how do they connect developers and companies around the world? Why is the area of developer relations set to explode? Can anybody with a passion for tech become a developer advocate? What are the keys to success on a global scale? How does a developer advocate maintain authenticity when balancing the needs of their company and their tech community? What are the hot topics in areas including Java, JavaScript, "tech for good," artificial intelligence, blockchain, the cloud, and open source? These are just a few of the questions addressed by developer advocate and author Geertjan Wielenga in Developer, Advocate!. 32 of the industry's most prominent developer advocates, from companies including Oracle, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, open up about what it's like to turn a lifelong passion for knowledge sharing about tech into a rewarding career. These advocates run the gamut from working at large software vendors to small start-ups, along with independent developer advocates who work within organizations or for themselves. In Developer, Advocate!, readers will see how developer advocates are actively changing the world, not only for developers, but for individuals and companies navigating the fast-changing tech landscape. More importantly, Developer, Advocate! serves as a rallying cry to inspire and motivate tech enthusiasts and burgeoning developer advocates to get started and take their first steps within their tech community.
Table of Contents (36 chapters)
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Other Books You May Enjoy
35
Index
36
Packt

Caring too much

Geertjan Wielenga: Sometimes people care too much about the tech that they represent, which means that they work too hard. Do you not agree that, in some cases, we should take a step back?

Baruch Sadogursky: I completely agree that we carry too much on our shoulders, but I think that's part of the job. We're in developer relations because we care too much. I don't see how that's a bad thing. I don't want to lose my investment in this work because I need that passion to do my job.

Geertjan Wielenga: If the company that you represent starts going in a different direction, how should you respond to that?

Baruch Sadogursky: You need to be invested in the vision of your organization. If you're aligned with this vision and if you understand why the pivot was made, then that pivot is natural for you as well.

We had this come up at JFrog when we started being a tool for Java developers. We then became a tool for .NET developers and JavaScript developers...