IBM’s Social Network for Software Developers
IBM
has released new social technology enhancements to developerWorks, its
online destination for over 8 million IT professionals worldwide. The
aim is to help software developers work together on open standards-based
innovations.
While
developers have access to a wide variety of IT resources scattered
across the Web, IBM feels many are struggling to maximize their
productivity and are faced with filtering through multiple networking
sites to get to the technical information they need.
As a
result, there has been no easy way for developers to quickly access and
integrate this information to more quickly build their skills around key
IT and industry trends while connecting and collaborating with peers.
IBM is
responding to these requirements, with My developerWorks, combining the
best in social computing technologies and professional networking into
developerWorks, the company says.
IBM
recently surveyed software development professionals across the globe to
find out how they use online resources to build new skills and engage
each other professionally. Nearly three-quarters said they use forums,
blogs, wikis, and online newsletters to gain skills and communicate with
each other.
Nearly
65% said they want to start using social networking capabilities like
those found on Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace as a primary way to build
new skills and collaborate with peers on one easy-to-use destination.
My
developerWorks brings these social networking attributes into a single
view for users, enabling them to build online relationships to create
new groups, comment on and share content, build skills and grow a
worldwide network of peers to drive innovation, IBM says.
Their
profile can be customized to include contacts, preferred content, real
time feeds from forums, blogs and wikis, and IBM's developerWorks site.
In the coming months, My developerWorks users will also be able to tap
their social networking profiles on sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and
Facebook, to expand their professional networks and collaborate on new
technologies, says the company.
Based
on Lotus Connections, IBM's enterprise networking and collaboration
technology, developerWorks members can now collaborate in a vertical
network that connects people around a focused task or goal.
Among
the network’s features, users can get real-time access to personalized
content while using a central and customizable dashboard view. It also
offers easy-to-use tools to showcase expertise and find like-minded
peers. Its collaboration technologies will allow users to accelerate
development in a 24/7 environment.
IBM
launched developerWorks in 1999. For the past 10 years, developerWorks
has been instrumental in advancing open standards and emerging
technologies and making sure IT companies have the tools to support
technology investments such as Java, Linux, XML, and Cloud computing.
Now,
developerWorks is available in 243 countries, as well as local language
sites are available in Chinese, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Brazilian
Portuguese, and Vietnamese, says IBM.
To have
access, you can go to: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks
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