Hack the Hacker: Be as Indispensable as Mountain Dew
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Hack the Hacker: Be as Indispensable as Mountain Dew
- 1. Hack the Hack0r be as indispensable as mountain dew by Gregarious Narain <gregarious@getchute.com>
- 2. build scaffolds no one cares how it works inside, just outside Photo Credit: Olivier Jeannin
- 3. RTFM contrary to popular belief, it freaking matters A LOT Photo Credit: Timitrius
- 4. do i look psychic? take everything for granted - you’re the dumb one Photo Credit: mtsofan
- 5. everyone’s a skater build the ramp that lets people go F A S T Photo Credit: OstentatiousHumility
- 6. speak and spell teach me how to code Photo Credit:Yusuf C
- 7. handle exceptions the error is always between the screen and keyboard - YOURS Photo Credit: Landahlauts
- 8. double rainbow have an AMAZING demo you can do in 5 mins Photo Credit: Stuck in Customs
- 9. enter the matrix get involved with the community or get lost Photo Credit: Kevin Coppock
- 10. stuff the mattress a free prize goes a long, long way Photo Credit: we-make-money-not-art
- 11. be a pimp you’re no good if you’re not proud Photo Credit: Todd Mecklem
- 12. </end> I’m Gregarious. More at http://about.me/gregarious.
Notes de l'éditeur
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- One huge mistake API companies make is forcing developers to understand every design decision they made inside.\n
- Everyone says you don&#x2019;t need good documentation. That&#x2019;s only true if what you&#x2019;re doing is stupid simple or completely sucks.\n
- The most likely thing you&#x2019;ll leave out is all the important shit. And that&#x2019;s all the stuff you assume everyone knows.\n
- Write every sample widget or application you can think of. Make them open source.\n
- There&#x2019;s never enough ways to give examples. Put them on your site, make gists, write articles.\n
- Make sure you&#x2019;ve got as many ways possible to communicate with your developers - email, web, groups, irc - all of them work.\n
- There&#x2019;s nothing better than making people &#x201C;Ooh and Ahh&#x201D; at the awesome stuff your API can do. Figure out how to show that off in 5 minutes. Double rainbows for audience participation.\n
- There&#x2019;s a ton of competition for developers these days - you won&#x2019;t make friends sitting at home on the weekends. Sponsor as many as you possibly can - money or time are both great.\n
- Everyone loves a little experimentation - sometimes you have to pay for it. When there&#x2019;s 200 APIs to choose from, you&#x2019;ve got to stand out (and your API may not be enough, gasp).\n
- Tell everyone about them. Write blog posts, do videos, invite them to speak on your behalf.\n
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