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> it’s typically called a Developer Advocate or a Developer Evangelist And a lot of the dev advocates I see on social media (most seem to have a strong presenc

> it’s typically called a Developer Advocate or a Developer Evangelist And a lot of the dev advocates I see on social media (most seem to have a strong presence there) also have an image of an avocado, since apparently a lot of people confuse "developer advocate" with "developer avocado". Just noting that in case you notice a number of people with avocados in their about text and wonder what that's about.

randyzwitch 6y ago
I wouldn't say it's about confusion, it's just a very online joke.
- viejoqueso 6y ago
  It's not a joke, it's based on this article by Mary Thengvall. [https://www.marythengvall.com/blog/2018/1/31/developer-avocados-the-good-kind-of-fat https://www.marythengvall.com/blog/2018/1/31/developer-avoca...] It resonated with a lot of the people in that role, specifically with Microsoft Developer Advocates who I've seen share that article quite a bit.
  - ghaff 6y ago
    And she more recently wrote a book on Developer Relations using the same analogy. https://www.amazon.com/Business-Value-Developer-Relations-Communities/dp/1484237471 https://www.amazon.com/Business-Value-Developer-Relations-Co...
  - randyzwitch 6y ago
    A humorous analogy based on something funny that a co-worker did seems like a joke to me. I'm not claiming I invented it, just saying that it doesn't stem from confusion.
    - viejoqueso 6y ago
      Again this is not a joke. More information written by other Developer Advocates. https://blog.usejournal.com/the-birth-of-developer-avocados-61e4ac235033 https://blog.usejournal.com/the-birth-of-developer-avocados-...
      - randyzwitch 6y ago
        From that article, it shows an entire thread of people talking about how a typo lead to a stupid joke https://twitter.com/NikkitaFTW/status/1009862568129781760 https://twitter.com/NikkitaFTW/status/1009862568129781760
      - krisoft 6y ago
        How does this link show in your opinion that it's not a joke?
timelincoln 6y ago
That is so funny, I didn't know this! hahaha

randyzwitch 6y ago

I wouldn't say it's about confusion, it's just a very online joke.

viejoqueso 6y ago
It's not a joke, it's based on this article by Mary Thengvall. [https://www.marythengvall.com/blog/2018/1/31/developer-avocados-the-good-kind-of-fat https://www.marythengvall.com/blog/2018/1/31/developer-avoca...] It resonated with a lot of the people in that role, specifically with Microsoft Developer Advocates who I've seen share that article quite a bit.
- ghaff 6y ago
  And she more recently wrote a book on Developer Relations using the same analogy. https://www.amazon.com/Business-Value-Developer-Relations-Communities/dp/1484237471 https://www.amazon.com/Business-Value-Developer-Relations-Co...
- randyzwitch 6y ago
  A humorous analogy based on something funny that a co-worker did seems like a joke to me. I'm not claiming I invented it, just saying that it doesn't stem from confusion.
  - viejoqueso 6y ago
    Again this is not a joke. More information written by other Developer Advocates. https://blog.usejournal.com/the-birth-of-developer-avocados-61e4ac235033 https://blog.usejournal.com/the-birth-of-developer-avocados-...
    - randyzwitch 6y ago
      From that article, it shows an entire thread of people talking about how a typo lead to a stupid joke https://twitter.com/NikkitaFTW/status/1009862568129781760 https://twitter.com/NikkitaFTW/status/1009862568129781760
    - krisoft 6y ago
      How does this link show in your opinion that it's not a joke?

timelincoln 6y ago

That is so funny, I didn't know this! hahaha