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Developer, Advocate!

By : Geertjan Wielenga
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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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Index
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Rabea's view of developer advocates

Geertjan Wielenga: As you don't have "developer advocate" on your business card, when you go to conferences, how do you view the developer advocates? Do you see a difference between the way that official developer advocates present their content versus people who are not official?

Rabea Gransberger: I'm not sure that I would actually notice the difference if I didn't know that they were official developer advocates. It's pretty much the same.

It might only be different for people who go into new roles. I never feel that the developer advocates are presenting their material like some of the speakers of sponsored talks. They always try to sell their product, but developer advocates don't do that too much.

Geertjan Wielenga: Could you explain a little bit about sponsored talks at conferences to draw out that distinction?

Rabea Gransberger: I usually never go to sponsored talks because I think much of it is just marketing...