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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
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Index
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Ivar's ideal job

In a perfect world, I would have some kind of freelance role and companies creating products would just fund me somehow. I could go out and talk freely about anything and everything. But I don't know if that role exists right now; it would be called "freelance developer advocate" or something like that.

Geertjan Wielenga: I know that Cybercom exists because of you. Although you say you're not promoting anything from your company, all your sessions do begin with you saying who you are and where you're from. Would you say that the promotion part ends after you've mentioned Cybercom's name?

Ivar Grimstad: On the contrary, I would say that's just the beginning. Since we're a consulting company, and we don't have any products, the tech we're using is what our customers need to create their products.

Standing up and promoting our clients' products in some context could be okay. I can do showcases of what we&apos...