DerpyBoba
DerpyBoba
28mo

what do developer advocates do?

Too afraid to ask. Is it like a zero-interest rate phenomenon? I understand that big companies need these roles. But why do they exist for smaller companies? What are their responsibilities?

28mo ago
SwirlySushi
SwirlySushi

When fights on design decisions go violent, these advocates are called to resolve the matter legally.

DerpyBoba
DerpyBoba
28mo

I am again, too afraid to ask, is this true or sarcasm?

MagicalQuokka
MagicalQuokka

They help fight the vim vs emacs holy war in court - and other less important engineering legal battles.

DerpyBoba
DerpyBoba
28mo

So fully a useless job?

PeppyKoala
PeppyKoala

Promoting the product at tech events/talks, usually the first point of contact on discord/twitter etc for queries, some also double up as content writers for blogs and stuff. Could vary between companies

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