Developer Advocacy Isn’t Exactly What We Think It Will Be

An episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast podcast, hosted by Tech Field Day, titled "Developer Advocacy Isn’t Exactly What We Think It Will Be" was published on May 3, 2022 and runs 29 minutes.

May 3, 2022 ·29m · Tech Field Day Podcast

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Summary

Many companies are trying to leverage DevOps to sell products through developer advocacy, but does it actually work? Just having open source or sharing code on GitHub doesn’t guarantee that a company will get quality engagement, let alone testing or adoption. In fact, a developer focus can be counter-productive if a company wants to become a strategic partner to other companies. Open source works great to spread and develop software, but self-centered developer-focused marketing isn’t the same thing. Is it true engagement or is it a one-sided effort to attract customers and leverage free talent? If companies focus on real developer engagement, advocacy will take care of itself. On-Premises for Today’s Roundtable: Panelists Andy Banta Gina Rosenthal Josh Warcop Moderator Stephen Foskett Twitter @AndyBanta @GMinks @Warcop Twitter @SFoskett Follow us on Twitter! AND SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for more great coverage right in your inbox.

Episode Description

Many companies are trying to leverage DevOps to sell products through developer advocacy, but does it actually work? Just having open source or sharing code on GitHub doesn’t guarantee that a company will get quality engagement, let alone testing or adoption. In fact, a developer focus can be counter-productive if a company wants to become a strategic partner to other companies. Open source works great to spread and develop software, but self-centered developer-focused marketing isn’t the same thing. Is it true engagement or is it a one-sided effort to attract customers and leverage free talent? If companies focus on real developer engagement, advocacy will take care of itself.

On-Premises for Today’s Roundtable:

Panelists

Andy Banta

Gina Rosenthal

Josh Warcop

Moderator

Stephen Foskett

Twitter

@AndyBanta

@GMinks

@Warcop

Twitter

@SFoskett

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