The Future of Developer Communities: Some Thoughts

Lately, I’ve noticed an increasing amount of discussion about the role of the “platform agnostic” developer – a developer who is equally comfortable across a range of languages and technologies, switching from one to another as each new project or customers requires. To call out just a few examples, Seb Lee-Delisle has been talking a...

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Inside look at Community Building at Adobe

Earlier this year, I was approached by Dan Wilson, organizer of the NCDevCon event to do an interview for Dzone. I had fun talking about what community means to Adobe and how we all benefit from a healthy community. See the full video. http://css.dzone.com/videos/look-inside-adobe-ugs-building

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Flash and Flex Camps report

It was a great summer for Flash Camps and Flex Camps. We had our first two Flash Camps in China, in Hangzhou and Shanghai! For those of you who aren’t familiar with Flash Camps, Flex Camps and ColdFusion Camps , they are technical events, organized by members of the Adobe community, that introduce people to...

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Learning From When Things Go Wrong

One thing you learn early on in community work (as in life) is that not everything works out the way you think it will. This is especially true when you’re trying to start a new event or user group. New user groups face a lot of challenges when they get started. Finding a place to...

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ACP Appreciation

Everyone likes to be recognized for their accomplishments. Whether it is a promotion or a pat on the back. Since I took on Manager of the Adobe Community Professionals, I wanted to find a way to show the world how awesome these individuals are. I thought about hats, t-shirts, bags, etc. Then I thought about...

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Community Leadership Summit 2010

It’s been a week since I returned from the Community Leadership Summit in Portland and I’ve had a chance to digest the event. The CLS is a 2-day unconference organized by several longtime community managers, including Jono Bacon, Michael Van Riper, Marsee Henon, Dave Nielsen, and a bunch of others as well. Unconferences are a...

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