The State of Developer Education How to Unlock the Hacker Mentality with Pranav Shikarpur, Developer Advocate at Pangea
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Jan 18, 2024 Jon is joined by Pranav Shikarpur, a Developer Advocate at Pangea. They discuss simplifying security for developers, Pranav's passion for civic problem solving, and the business benefits of adopting a hacker mentality. They also explore Pranav's journey from Scratch to an international competition, bridging the gap from hackathons to security, and the value of hackathons and personal experiences.
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Building Flowbot to Monitor Lakes
- Pranav built Flowbot, an IoT device to monitor lake water quality using Arduino and sensors.
- The project took two years, winning second place at Intel ISEF after collecting data from eight lakes.
Multilingual COVID-19 Self Checker
- Pranav created a multilingual COVID-19 self checker during the pandemic for wider accessibility.
- They built a volunteer team, reached 13,000 users, and engineered a hacky front-end with jQuery.
Founder Mentality in DevRel
- Developer advocacy thrives at startups where risk-taking and experimentation are valued.
- Adopting a founder mentality helps continuously test and iterate to improve developer experience.