Learning Programming and Finding Support in the Community

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The speaker shares their experience of learning programming in a resource-limited environment and how they relied on online resources and a book to learn HTML, JavaScript, and PHP. They also express gratitude for the support they received from the PHP community.

In this episode, Jon is joined by Michael Stowe, Senior Director of Developer Marketing at RingCentral, a leading provider of business cloud communications and contact center solutions based on its powerful Message Video Phone™ (MVP®) global platform. With over ten years of experience in engineering, he is focused on community development, software architecture, API design, security, and usability.

They explore the misconception of developer evangelists, their strategies for justifying the existence of developer marketing, and how Michael approaches building a successful developer program. They also talk about the three pillars of developer evangelism and the importance of balancing supporting developers and achieving business goals in developer marketing and relations. They further delve into the role of documentation and how it can be used effectively to provide information and support to developers.

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