Introducing Scott Hanselman

Scott Hanselman is a programmer, teacher, and speaker who works on open source at Microsoft. His blog at hanselman.com has been running for over 15 years. In addition to writing a number of books, Scott hosts several podcasts, including Hanselminutes, which recently published its 700th episode. Scott talks about code, tech, culture, gadgets, diversity, code, and the open web. An avid presenter, Scott has spoken in person about code and coding to over half a million developers worldwide. Find Scott on Twitter: @shanselman.

Geertjan Wielenga: Do you see yourself as a developer advocate?

Scott Hanselman: Perhaps, but for some there's a generational gap with developer advocates. You have people in their early 20s who treat the role differently. I've made software for over 20 years and even now, I'm still not 100% comfortable saying, "I'm a developer advocate," because some people feel that developer advocates aren't doing...