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

Book Description
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.

What you will learn
Discover how developer advocates are putting developer interests at the heart of the software industry in companies including Microsoft and Google
Gain the confidence to use your voice in the tech community
Immerse yourself in developer advocacy techniques
Understand and overcome the challenges and obstacles facing developer advocates today
Hear predictions from the people at the cutting edge of tech
Explore your career options in developer advocacy
Who this book is for
Anybody interested in developer advocacy, the impact it is having, and how to build developer advocacy capabilities

Table of Contents
Scott Davis
Ted Neward
Sally Eaves
Kirk Pepperdine
Rabea Gransberger
Lawrence Moroney
Scott Hanselman
Heather Vancura
Matt Raible
Tracy Lee
Simon Ritter
Mark Heckler
Jennifer Reif
Venkat Subramaniam
Ivar Grimstad
Regine Gilbert
Tim Berglund
Ray Tsang
Tori Wieldt
Andres Almiray
Arun Gupta
Josh Long
Trisha Gee
Bilal Kathrada
Baruch Sadogurksy
Mary Thengvall
Yakov Fain
Patrick Mcfadin
Reza Rahman
Adam Bien
Bruno Borges
Jono Bacon