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Do I use Facebook? Yes. A lot. Do I use Facebook to look for programming stuff? Hell no. Facebook's only going to be as good as the people you've added on it -
by jgroome 15y ago
Do I use Facebook? Yes. A lot. Do I use Facebook to look for programming stuff? Hell no.
Facebook's only going to be as good as the people you've added on it - in my case, friends, family, and other people I know personally. With a couple of exceptions none of my friends are programmers.
If I want to see what programmers and developers are up to then I'll go on G+, since most of the people I've seen on there are tech bloggers.
- kamjam 15y agoI'm exactly the same as you. Facebook for social things, I have a closed account to keep out prying eyes (employers/potential employers and the such). My twitter account is however my "work persona", and generally only have tech/work related people added to it. I'm also very careful not to bitch about anything or post anything which makes me come across as negative. It's a different matter on Facebook though...
- why-el 15y agoSame as you, except for G+. I use twitter instead. I have a list named dev that I check once or twice a day.
- wyclif 15y agoI agree with the general consensus and my usage patterns confirm it for me: Google+ is the social platform where I see all the engineers and scientists, Twitter is similar (but I have a Twitter account set up just for following/interacting with tech people). Facebook? Nope. I do see some geeks trying to leverage it, but it's mostly syndicating their blog posts or speaking engagements, I don't see very many tech people engaging there.