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0 pointsrandyzwitch5y ago0 comments

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

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It's not a joke, it's based on this article by Mary Thengvall. [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.

randyzwitchOP5y 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.

viejoqueso5y ago

Again this is not a joke. More information written by other Developer Advocates.

https://blog.usejournal.com/the-birth-of-developer-avocados-...

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ghaff5y ago

And she more recently wrote a book on Developer Relations using the same analogy. https://www.amazon.com/Business-Value-Developer-Relations-Co...

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viejoqueso5y ago

It's not a joke, it's based on this article by Mary Thengvall. [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.

randyzwitchOP5y 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.

viejoqueso5y ago

Again this is not a joke. More information written by other Developer Advocates.

https://blog.usejournal.com/the-birth-of-developer-avocados-...

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ghaff5y ago

And she more recently wrote a book on Developer Relations using the same analogy. https://www.amazon.com/Business-Value-Developer-Relations-Co...

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