technical evangelism

Definition

The practice of advocating passionately for specific technologies or platforms, often involving conference talks, blog posts, and Twitter arguments. It's like regular evangelism but the deity is a JavaScript framework.

Example Usage

She's doing technical evangelism for Rust, giving talks at every conference about why everyone should rewrite everything in it.

Origin

Popularized by tech companies in the 1980s-90s, notably by Apple and Microsoft developer relations teams

Fun Fact

Guy Kawasaki, one of Apple's first 'software evangelists,' literally had 'Chief Evangelist' on his business card and took the religious metaphor very seriously.

Source: Developer relations and technology marketing practices

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