What Does It Take to Succeed as a Developer Today? | Olivier Bloch - IoT Developer Relations Expert

In season 4 episode 11, we're joined by IoT Advisor and Developer Relations Expert & former Principal PM Manager at Microsoft - Olivier Bloch to explore the evolving role of developers in the age of IoT. We'll explore the key skills, challenges, the influence of open-source software, and the implications of Gen AI on the developer landscape, as well as dive into the industrial metaverse and debating whether this is where the real value of the metaverse will be realised. Sit back, relax, tune in and discover... (01:47) About Olivier (03:04) What is an IoT developer? (07:30) Key developer skills (11:10) Challenges for Developer today (14:40) What matters about Matter (17:26) The Open source software movement (24:18) The Industrial Metaverse (30:40) Is there one or many metaverses? (37:32) What the future means for developers? (41:50) Trends in IoT this year 2023 (44:06) Quick fire questions And much more! Thank you to today's episode sponsors... 5V Tech! Discover how 5V Tech can help you unlock your scaling potential in cutting-edge tech and IoT, here: https://www.weare5vtech.com/ ABOUT THE GUEST Olivier Bloch is a IoT and Developer Relations expert with over 20 years of experience, specialising in simplifying complex tech for developers. Olivier has led developer relations for Azure IoT at Microsoft and possess a diverse technical background spanning Edge to Cloud. Olivier has a strong history of collaboration with open-source and developer communities. Connect with Olivier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivierbloch/ Read Olivier's blogs, IoT show and podcasts: olivierbloch.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE IOT PODCAST ON YOUR FAVOURITE LISTENING PLATFORM: https://linktr.ee/theiotpodcast Sign Up for exclusive email updates: https://theiotpodcast.com/ Contact us to become a guest/partner: https://theiotpodcast.com/contact/ Connect with host Tom White: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom5values/