Diversity in tasks
Geertjan Wielenga: Would you say that it's the diversity of activities that really appeals to people going into developer advocacy?
Mark Heckler: Yes, and it's interesting that you bring that up. To give a really offbeat example, I ordered a keyboard not that long ago and crowdfunded it. It's a great developer keyboard and the construction is superb.
The problem is that the wrist pads that go on it do not detach easily. I literally have to screw them on or off. It's an always-on or always-off design, which means that traveling and portability is pretty much out the window. The keyboard is also unique in terms of its key configuration layout. You have a special key to do this and a special key to do that, which you don't see on any other keyboard.
My first thought at the time was that if you're a developer who sits for eight hours a day in one chair, in one location, this keyboard would be pretty awesome. Even though it's an oddball configuration...