Ask HN: What are 5 traits/skills in a great developer evangelist?

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Hiring a developer evangelist seems like trying to find a pegasus. Other than generic traits like communication skills and 5-10yrs programming experience, what do you think makes a truly great developer evangelist? Any specific examples of people?

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1. Should have built developer tools such as compilers, SDKs of some sort, analyzers ..etc. 2. Should have demonstrated experience helping developers - stackoverflow, github, quora 3. Should have a product sensibility and empathy for fellow developers 4. Should be able to quickly suggest improvements to commonly used compilers / languages / analysis tools 5. Should be passionate about making life better for developers in general

Thank you for the insights :)

Jonathan LeBlanc of PayPal, Rob Spectre of Twilio, and Neil Mansilla of Mashery are examples of great developer evangelists.

Here is a list of interview questions to ask a developer evangelist candidate:

https://github.com/MurtzaM/Developer-Evangelist-Interview-Qu...

Great reference. Thanks for the link!

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