It's not all in the cloud -- let's discuss some of the challenges of creating great DevX when your platform includes IoT or other types of hardware. Session at #APIStrat in Austin, TX Nov 2015.
How To Troubleshoot Collaboration Apps for the Modern Connected Worker
Building a developer community around hardware + software
1. “It’s not all in
the cloud”
Building a developer
community around
software + hardware
Amanda Whaley @mandywhaley
Cisco DevNet
API Strategy & Practice
November 2015
10. “It is a paradox that the
economic value of software
is falling even as its
strategic value rises”
O'Grady, Stephen (2015-05-18). The Software Paradox: The
Rise and Fall of the Commercial Software Market
11. “US venture capitalists completed a record
31 fundraising deals for consumer-
electronics makers last year, [….]
$ 848 million into hardware startups, nearly
twice the prior record of $442 million set
in 2012.”
O'Grady, Stephen (2015-05-18). The Software Paradox: The
Rise and Fall of the Commercial Software Market.
26. • Early Access to physical
space
• What is allowed in physical
space?
• Length of hackathon
• Pre-training
• Shipping Strategy
• Take extras of everything
• Nearest Best Buy?
Can I bring a lamp?
Plan
27. Evaluate the developer’s journey
Discover Deploy
Find the roadblocks
Define desired state
Be your own critic
28. … document all the hiccups
and roadblocks, and then get
creative about how to improve
Don’t be afraid of detail
32. O'Grady, Stephen (2015-05-18). The Software Paradox: The Rise and Fall of the Commercial Software Market
http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/12/who-invests-in-hardware-startups/
https://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/docs/scc/ioe_citizen_svcs_white_paper_idc_2013.pdf
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