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Discussion on: Iā€™m Sue Smith, Developer Educator at Postman. Ask Me Anything!

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Sue Smith (she/her)

Thanks! There are definitely attempts at standardisation (like OpenAPI specification) which are starting to see some consensus but unfortunately adoption is still very inconsistent and the reality of working with APIs is just really unpredictable.. I believe it'll get better because organisations publishing APIs are finding that doing things in a more consistent way essentially makes it more likely that people will be able to use them successfully, but I'd expect to have to navigate a fair amount of chaos for a while yet..!

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Matt C

Thanks,
During your interview, I didn't fully understand what a Developer Educator does.
When I think of education I think of teaching one how to use Math or Data Science.
What are the major differences or similarities?
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Sue Smith (she/her)

It actually varies a lot between organisations! Dev educator roles are typically part of developer relations (but less common than dev advocates). Dev educators often create content like documentation, videos etc, as well as leading live learning experiences like training sessions, webinars and so on. In my case I've also been lucky enough to get to build tech to support learning which has been a lot of fun.