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    Comment #23791599

    I just thought of another possible explanation - apps and integrations are probably a big part of the revenue ecosystem so e.g. in case of react, if your product is built on it and…

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    Comment #23791578

    Yep, this is close to what I was thinking too. I was wondering if this doesn't have the drawback of core team having to constantly deal with people from outside coming with their u…

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    Comment #23791548

    i am pretty certain that promoting react has little impact on people who do bring the most revenue to facebook (end users who simply eat up clickbait).

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    Comment #23746270

    This is a valid argument but it does not answer my question which was about why do companies have developer advocates for products other that what they directly sell.

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    Comment #23746262

    I'm specifically not asking about these people. Take facebook - they don't sell react. Why do they have developer advocates for that? In other words, if you sell cars, why have peo…

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    Comment #23746249

    Yes, what I'm asking is what is the motivation to have them?

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    Comment #23739787

    Yes, that’s what I meant by “not directly related to the end product of the business”. Eg why does google have developer advocates for angular? Is it purely so that adoption is wid…

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    Ask HN: Why do developer advocates exist?

    I mean this in the most non-inflammatory way possible. I want to understand what is the motivation of big companies behind having developer advocates on staff. I don’t mean people …