Magesh
June 25, 2023
End of Facebook (Meta) Developer Circles
It’s sad to see the Facebook (now Meta) Developer Circles program coming to an end.
I’ve been a part of it since 2017. I vividly remember my first day when Srikanth Mohan and Chinmaya reached out to bring me on board to start the Facebook Developer Circle Chennai Community. Our very first event had over 100 participants (thanks to Srikanth).
With full support from Facebook, we organized a lot of tech events such as meet-ups, hackathons, and workshops for developers in Chennai. These events were not only fun to organize but also allowed us to make many new connections and friends.
In 2018, I had the opportunity to travel to the US and Singapore for the first time in my life, all thanks to the DevC Community, and I’m so grateful for that. I got a chance to attend Facebook Developer’s Conference in San Jose. The excitement of meeting so many people from around the world was unparalleled. I was filled with joy even after the event, for a month or so, replaying memories.
I made so many good friends over the last few years and learned so much from them. We still continue to stay in touch online.
We had the wonderful opportunity to work with Facebookers like Chinmaya, Jennifer Fong, Angeline, Elisha Tan, Satyajeet, Ojasvi Bhatia, and more. I’ve cherished all our video calls with the Facebook team throughout these years. Their passion, energy, ideas, planning, and engagement with community members from around the world were always inspiring. It never felt like they were just doing their jobs; they were wholeheartedly dedicated to creating and supporting communities. Teams like that are hard to assemble, and I relish working with such people.
They truly made us feel like one big family. I miss working with them and sincerely hope to meet them again and keep in touch. Thank you for all the support. I will forever remember the experiences we shared together.
Special thanks to others who have supported us throughout this journey. My co-leads Srikanth and Arun Paul. Global & Indian DevC Leads fraternity. Members of our Chennai community. Partners, and the amazing volunteers.
