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Mary Grygleski
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What is a developer advocate? [TL;DR version]

Time seems to have sped up for me after becoming a developer advocate a little over 3 years ago. Interestingly, I have been asked quite a few times about what a developer advocate is and what s/he does. Last time I got asked this question was right after I got home from the wonderful conference in Kansas City:

@mgrygles don’t know if you remember me from the lunch talk we had at kcdc.

What is a developer advocate??

— Cameron Young (@sigfualt) September 23, 2021

I will definitely share with you a longer version of what I believe a developer advocate is, but for now, here's my TL;DR response:

Hi @sigfualt - Of course I remember you and our very enjoyable conversation over lunch at KCDC! You've asked a great question. I'd say, a developer advocate🥑 is a combination of a teacher, developer/ technologist, speaker, entertainer, writer, media producer/travel agent 😄...

— Mary Grygleski (@mgrygles) September 23, 2021

...more, an event organizer, and a juggler 🤹‍♀️🤹‍♂️🤹

— Mary Grygleski (@mgrygles) September 23, 2021

@sigfualt: Thanks for the great question!

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