After a seven-year hiatus, Twitter is as soon as once more internet hosting an in-person developer convention. The firm is bringing again Chirp, which is able to happen in San Francisco on November sixteenth. Chirp was the title of Twitter’s first-ever developer convention again in 2010, although the occasion was canceled in subsequent years. The final time the corporate hosted a reside developer convention was Twitter Flight in 2015.
Since then, Twitter has had a considerably rocky relationship with builders. The firm made a collection of API adjustments in 2018 that had been deeply unpopular and poorly communicated. Makers of third-party Twitter shoppers had been significantly affected, and so they accused the corporate of “breaking” their apps.
More just lately, Twitter has tried to (as soon as once more) enhance its relationship with builders. The firm launched an all-new model of its API in 2020, and has additionally launched new instruments to make it simpler for researchers to check the platform. It’s additionally examined out new developer-friendly options like recommending some third-party companies in its personal app.
It’s not clear precisely what might be on the agenda at Chirp. The firm says in a weblog submit that there might be a “keynote, technical sessions, [and] opportunities to meet the Twitter Developer Platform team to get your questions answered and connect with other developers in our global community.” The keynote will even be streamed reside on Twitter for these not attending in individual.
It’s additionally notable that Twitter goes forward with the convention regardless of uncertainty concerning the firm’s future as Elon Musk works to take over the corporate. Company executives have famous that they’re very a lot at the hours of darkness relating to Musk’s plans for Twitter, and present CEO Parag Agrawal might not stay in his place for lengthy after the deal closes (at any time when which will occur). On the opposite hand, Twitter’s developer instruments may very well be an vital income for the corporate — one thing Musk has additionally made a prime precedence.