"Global by Nature (Part I): Developers"
First of a 4-part series that's been in my head for probably 4 years, on what Globalization 2.0 looks like and what kind of people, products, paradigms & opportunities will be “global by nature.”
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First of a 4-part series that's been in my head for probably 4 years, on what Globalization 2.0 looks like and what kind of people, products, paradigms & opportunities will be “global by nature.”
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1/ Globalization 1.0 was all about trade. Globalization 2.0 is all about technology.
In G2.0 the most important people to understand is: developers--the builders and kingmakers of technology.
Developers is the single most important demographic that will shape G2.0
In G2.0 the most important people to understand is: developers--the builders and kingmakers of technology.
Developers is the single most important demographic that will shape G2.0
2/ My plain language working definition of "developers" is simply: *someone who uses digital technology to build things*
They have a global mindset due to two motivations: utilitarian and communal.
They have a global mindset due to two motivations: utilitarian and communal.
3/ Utilitarian = need to continue learning in a field that has a short half-life of knowledge--some estimates between 2.5 to 5 yrs.
Google->StackOverflow->docs on GitHub->self deploy to test is a common pattern of developer learning.
The world's tech is at their disposal.
Google->StackOverflow->docs on GitHub->self deploy to test is a common pattern of developer learning.
The world's tech is at their disposal.
4/ Communal = developers form tribes over tech, computer languages, tools that are global by nature.
Go to any meetup/conferences, you hear English in a smorgasbord of beautiful accents, talking about Rust/C++, MySQL/PG, Openstack/K8s, etc
Technology is their primarily language
Go to any meetup/conferences, you hear English in a smorgasbord of beautiful accents, talking about Rust/C++, MySQL/PG, Openstack/K8s, etc
Technology is their primarily language
5/ Developers aren't just builders now, they are kingmakers who choose which tech to use for what.
@sogrady @monkchips of @redmonk has been on the forefront of this trend.
I believe timing is right for the developer-focused economy to blossom globally for 2 reasons...
@sogrady @monkchips of @redmonk has been on the forefront of this trend.
I believe timing is right for the developer-focused economy to blossom globally for 2 reasons...
6/ Every co must become a tech co to survive. Old co's emulate tech leaders to hire devs to "technologize" themselves, but to retain them, must give devs freedom to choose their tech, not be top-down as usual.
Great research in "Accelerate" by @nicolefv @RealGeneKim @jezhumble
Great research in "Accelerate" by @nicolefv @RealGeneKim @jezhumble
7/ Surface area of “technologizing” is larger than most people realize, spans hardware + internal
Hardware is led by #riscv
Internal tools important/often overlooked. That's why in $TSLA 2020 Q3 earnings call, @elonmusk profusely thanked internal apps team as the OS of Tesla
Hardware is led by #riscv
Internal tools important/often overlooked. That's why in $TSLA 2020 Q3 earnings call, @elonmusk profusely thanked internal apps team as the OS of Tesla
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