Authors
Meet the authors of Developer Relations Activity Patterns.
Ted Neward
Ted Neward is a tech consultant, writer, and regular keynote speaker with over 20 years of experience. He has been a part of the DevRel universe since before it had a name, including the creation and development of DevRel teams for several companies. He is an authority in Java and .NET technologies, programming languages of all forms, back-end enterprise software systems, and virtual machine/execution engine plumbing. He is the author and co-author of several books and has been an IBM Champion of Cloud, a Microsoft MVP, an INETA speaker, and a PluralSight course author as well as a member of several Java JSRs. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, two cats, twelve laptops, seven tablets, nine phones, and a rather large utility bill.
Scott T. McAllister
Scott T. McAllister spent more than a decade building software across a variety of industries before moving into Developer Relations. For nearly the past decade, he has worked as a Developer Advocate at multiple companies, helping developers understand complex technologies such as APIs, infrastructure-as-code, network ingress, and Kubernetes. When he's not helping developers solve tough technical challenges, he enjoys spending time with his family, exploring new technologies, and contributing to open source projects.
David Neal
David Neal is a family man, geek, illustrator, musician, international keynote speaker, and seasoned software developer. He has spent the last 12 years passionately engaged in the developer community in Developer Relations roles at organizations such as Okta, Asana, Slack, Plaid, and Pluralsight. Before DevRel, David spent over 15 years building scalable web applications from startups to large corporations. His mission is to empower folks worldwide to be more awesome.
Chris Woodruff
Chris Woodruff has been at the forefront of software development since before the first .COM boom, building a career that spans enterprise web development, cloud solutions, software analytics, and developer relations. His work previously as a Developer Advocate at JetBrains and currently as a Solutions Architect allows him to apply his deep technical knowledge to solving complex challenges, with a focus on API design and scalable architectures. He is a Microsoft MVP in the areas of .NET and Web Development.