The State of Developer Education Balancing Big Initiatives and Personal Connections: Insights into Developer Advocacy with Nicolas Grenié of Typeform
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Feb 15, 2024 Nicolas Grenié, Developer Advocate for Typeform, discusses his coding origin story, the evolution of developer advocacy, and the impact of low-code/no-code tools. Topics include the value of content creation, partnerships in the developer ecosystem, and the excitement of APIs and tools. The conversation also explores the importance of building content and collaborations for audience engagement, as well as admiration for indie hackers and small SaaS businesses.
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Nicolas's Early Coding Journey
- Nicolas discovered coding by creating simple websites and experimenting with HTML and FTP on a Mac as a kid.
- He later learned Visual Basic through self-study and hands-on projects, sparking his early passion for programming.
Startup Bus Hackathon Experience
- Nicolas participated in the Startup Bus, building a startup during a tech festival road trip with limited connectivity.
- The intense hackathon environment pushed him to rapid coding, deployment, and collaboration under real-world constraints.
Evolution of Developer Advocacy
- Developer advocacy started organically with founders doing dev relations before it became a defined role.
- Early dev rel kept close feedback loops with developers, a quality that still exists in new fields like AI.