Monday, October 6, 2014; 12:28:12 PM Eastern
Why developers should use Facebook
- Emailing with yet another guy I used to work with a long time ago, the question of why he should use Facebook comes up. I sent him a pointer to my long-winded personal piece, but then realized it could be a lot shorter, when talking to another developer.
- #### Why, as a developer, you should use Facebook
- You probably have another active 20 or 30 years as a developer (I know you say 10, but I'd bet you won't want to hang it up in 10).
- The people you compete with, many will have grown up with Facebook, the way you grew up with cable TV.
- It's just there, part of the environment. The fact that you remember a time before Facebook will be an advantage, but you can't let your competitors have the advantage of understanding Facebook and you don't.
- That's why you're hurting yourself if you don't use it.