Google Developers Expert: recognizing and rewarding top developers
By Amir Shevat, Developer Relations Program Manager
Google Developers Expert
(GDE) is a new program from our Developer Relations team that recognizes and rewards
outstanding developers. Our inaugural group includes 26 honorees with deep technical expertise
in specific areas who are major contributors to the developer community.
The status of Google Developers Expert is awarded yearly to experts who contribute to the
communities around Android, Cloud, HTML5, Chrome, and Google Maps. Members of the program
develop close connections to the respective Google product team, gain early access to
developer releases, and are invited to an annual summit at Google headquarters. In addition,
members are authorized to use a domain-specific badge which links to their
member directory listing
for use in promoting their services.
All of the Experts listed in the
member directory provide a
link to their Google+ accounts so you can add them to your circles and follow their latest
news. Service to the developer community is an important criterion for selection in this
program, so you can find members answering questions on developer forums such as Stack
Overflow or speaking at technical conferences.
How to become a member
Candidates are nominated by members of the Google Developer Relations team and a committee
approves a small number each year. Criteria include a highly technical skill set in one of the
program's product areas, a strong online presence within that product’s developer community,
and experience presenting to technical audiences. If you're interested in becoming a Google
Developers Expert, please send your name, email, country of residence, area of expertise, and
how you contribute to the developer community to
gde-nomination@google.com. You can learn
more about the program at the
official
program page.
Amir
Shevat works with developers and startups. He promotes Google technologies as well
as open source software and open standards in the Israeli market and
worldwide.
Posted by Scott Knaster,
Editor
