Company
Date Published
Author
Melissa Gurney Greene
Word count
971
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

HashiCorp's developer advocacy approach prioritizes integrity, pragmatism, and humility. They hire experienced engineers with a passion for their tools to represent the community, encouraging them to share their struggles and mistakes publicly. Developer Advocates engage with practitioners through consulting, feedback gathering, and content creation, aiming to improve and expand HashiCorp tools. Their work involves building global communication channels, collaborating with industry groups, and contributing code and tutorials. With a focus on creating content in various forms and pursuing topics that excite them, Developer Advocates strive to help the community achieve an "aha!" moment, whether through implementing workflows or learning new tools.