My developerWorks

Current IT capabilities and economic realities provide developers the unique opportunity to radically transform the world’s most important systems to be more efficient and effective in these challenging times.  This kind of progress requires software and systems that take advantage of our instrumented, interconnected, and intelligent world to make the planet smarter.  IBM announces the transformation of developerWorks into a professional network and knowledge base that connects the developer community worldwide on an individual level to share and collaborate in this unique and exciting time for information technology.  

Scenario 1

With 8 million users and thousands of articles, demos, and trials available, developerWorks is sure to have the resources to answer any question.  What’s more, My developerWorks makes it easy to find what and who you need, fast.... because your expertise and productivity matters 

Nick has heard the buzz that Cloud computing is the smarter way to deploy complex applications, and he's looking for resources that will bring him up to speed on the subject quickly. 

Nick does a quick search and is amazed at how much content is available!  He is thrilled to hit the jackpot of information, but is overwhelmed by the volume.   

All Nick has to do is customize his home page within My developerWorks to surface content focused on just his core interest - Cloud computing tutorials and articles -  so he can get familiar with Cloud quickly and focus on building his skills. 

He notices an article that turns out to be part of a series on Cloud computing (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/architecture/library/ar-cloudaws5/)

He learns a lot reading the article, but would like to talk to someone who has actually used the Amazon Cloud and deployed an application.

Based on the in-line comments within the article, it’s obvious Ami has first hand experience.

Nick selects Ami's profile, and is able to see from her v-card that she is both passionate and experienced in Cloud, so he adds her as a colleague and reaches out to her for advice. 

Nick was able to find what he needed to evaluate cloud, start developing his skills, and connect with Ami, who helps him avoid any pitfalls he might have encountered getting started.   My developerWorks helps you find what and who you need fast so you can be productive immediately. 

Scenario 2

With My developerWorks, you can also form meaningful connections that matter to you... because your network matters

John, an IT professional, has been watching the news and knows that there is currently $104 billion dollars of federal stimulus funding available for healthcare modernization, and there is a goal in the United States to digitize all healthcare records by 2014. He sees this as an opportunity to stay relevant in the marketplace and develop new skills. 

John decides to learn more about XML healthcare standards, and turns to a variety of resources across the internet. He soon finds out the resources and opinions across the web are vast , and struggles to make sense of it all. He wishes he had an expert he could go to for advice, but doesn’t have an XML guru in his existing circle. 

As a member of My developerWorks, John notices the XML group, and joins in hope that he can find the guidance he needs.   

He’s pleasantly surprised to find the xml group full of not only content on the subject, but also experts.   After watching the discussion of the group, John easily determines who has real experience with  XML , parsing,  schemas, and healthcare. 

He chooses select experts from the group with which to collaborate on his upcoming project.  He creates an activity and invites them to join so they can track their progress while they work together to devise, architect, and deliver a proposal. 

Within a short period of time, John has developed a new skill set that helps his career and established a new professional network that helped him acheive his goal today and in the future. 


These are just a few examples of how My developerWorks helps you connect you with your peers worldwide, provides career building recognition, and maximizes your productivity through easy to find, targeted technical resources.  IBM's vision is to bring a new level of intelligence to how the world works, improving efficiency and productivity.  My developerWorks harnesses the potential of interconnections, instrumentation and intelligence across people, companies and technologies to help the world work smarter.

Together, we can create a smarter planet.    
Join My developerWorks today! 

www.ibm.com/developerWorks/mydeveloperworks