IBM developerWorks overview

IBM developerWorks overview

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  February 2009 IBMDEVELOPERWORKS N E E D I T ? G E T I T
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  What we offer IBM developerWorks is the destination on the web for developers and IT professionals to stay on the cutting edge and develop their skills on open standards technologies and IBM products. Delivers the deep technical code, content, and community you need and depend on to get answers to your tough technical questions questions. Delivers unparalleled content in over 4 languages, including articles, tutorials, demos, events and more. ibm.com/developerWorks/aboutdW developerWorks: IBM’s resource for developers, IT Professionals, & students Key Statistics: Over 1M skill activities per year 34 industry awards Serves 200 countries 4 local language sites
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  Developer & DBAProject Manager Tester Student Application support Analyst Architect Consultant developerWorks has a wide breadth of technical content and community offerings for many IT roles
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  developerWorks deliverswhat IT Professionals & students need Worldwide reach, local coverage Deep technical content across technology & IBM products Deep community resources you can trust Answers to your tough technical questions
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  Need it? Get it with developerWorks Hot topics: Web2.0 AJAX Eclipse UML Java XML Develop your skills Personalize, connect, and share Stay abreast of technical trends Download & evaluate code
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  Want to stayabreast of the latest technical trends? Make developerWorks your destination . Regardless of whether it’s the coolest technology or the latest product announcement from IBM, developerWorks articles , tutorials , and spaces help you keep up with the latest trends and develop critical “real world” skills. ibm.com/developerworks/spaces
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  The developerWorks articletemplate opens the door for your voice to be heard. Article activity is now transparent – read the most popular articles! Give your opinion of the article and rate it. Have a suggestion? Revision? Question? Add a comment. Improve findability, tag the article with keywords relevant to you Dig deeper within the technical topic – follow recommended next steps, related community spaces, blogs forums and more. What do YOU think? Add a comment , rate an article, and tag technical content
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  Technical events: Free face-to-face seminars & hands-on learning sessions at a location near you. Online interactive sessions with a live speaker Download-on-demand replay of interactive sessions; available anytime. On-demand demos: Build skills and awareness of IBM products and technologies with short demos showing cutting-edge IBM solutions. ibm.com/developerWorks/offers/techbriefings Want to learn a new skill? Watch a demo or attend a technical event developerWorks on-demand learning resources you need, in the format that suits your lifestyle Example: Watch a demo to learn more about Rational Jazz
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  Product & technologytutorials: “ How to” scenarios that walk a user through a specific task Available in varying degrees of difficulty – from novice to expert. Certification preparation tutorials Skill kits: Modules packaged up for easy download and available 24x7 ibm.com/developerWorks/training Need to strengthen your existing skill set? Complete a tutorial or download a skill kit Example: Complete a tutorial to learn how to develop a Facebook application with PHP and IBM products Acquire today’s in-demand skills!
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  Standard trial codedownloads Online/hosted sandboxes Beta code Updates & fixes NEW! IBM products are available on the Amazon Web Services Cloud. Plus additional services to help you evaluate – demos, tutorials, forums, etc. Need to evaluate an IBM product or technology? We’ve got you covered with trial code & more Example: Try WebSphere Portal Express to see if it’s the best product to create a rich internet application
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  Find solutions totough technical questions. Collectively document best practices or establish a central knowledge base. Earn a reputation as a topic expert in the developerWorks community. Have a question? Find your answer in forums or wikis Example: Find a forum thread to answer a question regarding configuring a network proxy.
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  Build your owndeveloperWorks persona Connect and team with colleagues of similar interests, skills and roles. Personalize your view of developerWorks artifacts. Follow topic experts within the community or become one yourself. Your opinion matters. Rate, comment, tag, and participate. ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/ Want to be part of the community? Join My developerWorks today
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  Blogs: Viewyour latest blog posts or others Activities: Track your progress or overdue items at a glance Bookmarks: Follow your watchlist, your bookmarks or the most recent bookmarks. My Feeds: Configure to display developerWorks content that is important to you. Groups: Watch activity within My groups or the community at large. Community events: Filter all developerWorks events by IBM products and technologies Like it your way? Personalize My Home Customize your view of My developerWorks with widgets to reflect your interests and goals Example: Watch a personalized feed to display All Cloud computing articles the moment they are published, alleviating the need to search
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  Share any nuggetof information as a topic Group topics into formal knowledge paths to facilitate learning and track their understanding Team with others to reach a common learning goal http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/passitalong Is learning your goal? Try Pass it along Example: Add topics & create a learning path for Javascript tips & tricks BETA AVAILABLE TODAY
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  Collaborate with othersmembers to deliver on a common goal Attach and share documents Assign to-do items Identify key days Track progress Add comments Share new thoughts Publish best practices Have a group task? Set up an Activity Example: Create an activity & outline tasks to build a new My dW group
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  Teaming your thing? Join or start your own Group Share valuable links Pull in feeds from other RSS sources Communicate with group members via the message board Send emails to group members or communicate individually one-to-one Example: Start a group to share a best practices on Java. Groups provide an outlet for people to interact, share ideas, add comments, and tag content around a subject or technology they are passionate about.
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  Bringing developerWorks toyou Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/developerworks developerWorks gizmos iGoogle, Yahoo, Netvibes developerWorks iPhone app developerWorks/iphone Mobile developerWorks wireless.ibm.com/developerWorks Learn more at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/gizmos + Download the Google desktop gadget developerWorks on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19464048825&ref=ts
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  SUMMARY developerWorks isa deep, technical resource and an online community of IT professionals and students around the world. We are focused on making it easy for you to find the information you need, develop skills quickly, and collaborate with IBM and each other. Get the most out of developerWorks and have your voice heard by creating your My developerWorks profile today! Thank you !!!!