To claim the “developer” title in the domaining industry, one needs to be able to successfully perform a certain range of tasks.<\/p>\n
A developer creates their own content, programs their relational database and codes scripts. A developer designs their own templates, layouts, web sites or modifies those made by others. A developer does not abuse their own title when asked “what do you do”.<\/p>\n
In other words, a developer either holds a degree related to programming, systems analysis, web design, graphic design – or they are true experts in the above through lengthy hands-on experience. A developer is not someone using a CMS such as WordPress or that of a parking company’s domain manager.<\/p>\n
Now, anyone can name a gathering of individuals whatever they want, particularly when there is an admission fee or further soft-selling of products or services.<\/p>\n
Personally, I believe in calling things by their name: Epik’s current conference is not a gathering of developers.<\/p>\n
It’s a gathering of domainers that use or want to use the Epik platform, no different than Parked or WhyPark having their own show for their own people. While it’s true that from any gathering of professionals many business to business connections arise, the Epik conference is all about current and potential users of the Epik CMS and business model.<\/p>\n
Simple as that.<\/p>\n
There are plenty of true developers’ conferences out there; as long as one is not a domainer who somehow wears the “developer” hat once in a blue moon.<\/p>\n