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Developer, Advocate!. Conversations on turning a passion for talking about tech into a career

Developer, Advocate!. Conversations on turning a passion for talking about tech into a career

Geertjan Wielenga

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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.
  • 1. Scott Davis
  • 2. Ted Neward
  • 3. Sally Eaves
  • 4. Kirk Pepperdine
  • 5. Rabea Gransberger
  • 6. Lawrence Moroney
  • 7. Scott Hanselman
  • 8. Heather Vancura
  • 9. Matt Raible
  • 10. Tracy Lee
  • 11. Simon Ritter
  • 12. Mark Heckler
  • 13. Jennifer Reif
  • 14. Venkat Subramaniam
  • 15. Ivar Grimstad
  • 16. Regine Gilbert
  • 17. Tim Berglund
  • 18. Ray Tsang
  • 19. Tori Wieldt
  • 20. Andres Almiray
  • 21. Arun Gupta
  • 22. Josh Long
  • 23. Trisha Gee
  • 24. Bilal Kathrada
  • 25. Baruch Sadogurksy
  • 26. Mary Thengvall
  • 27. Yakov Fain
  • 28. Patrick Mcfadin
  • 29. Reza Rahman
  • 30. Adam Bien
  • 31. Bruno Borges
  • 32. Jono Bacon
  • Title: Developer, Advocate!. Conversations on turning a passion for talking about tech into a career
  • Author: Geertjan Wielenga
  • Original title: Developer, Advocate!. Conversations on turning a passion for talking about tech into a career
  • ISBN: 9781789130300, 9781789130300
  • Date of issue: 2019-09-30
  • Format: Ebook
  • Item ID: e_2axs
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing