Thoughts, Ramblings, and Candid Opinions
You've probably heard the term "Developer Relations," but what does this actually mean, and more importantly, why should you care? In this blogpost, I explain the difference between Advocates, Evangelists, and Avocados, as well as help you understand how to interact with this new group of folks in a way that is beneficial to everyone.
Read MoreWhen you’re organizing an event, you need to plan for the unexpected. By mitigating potential problems, you’ll be able to recover more quickly. But sometimes, that preparation will lead to deeper questions that need to be answered as well.
Read MoreIn the first part of Lessons Learned while Running a First-Year Conference, I talked about how to strip down your conference to an MVP. In this post, I’ll address how to make all of those items a reality. You’ll need to treat them as non-negotiable, which means no accepting excuses. It’s time to make it work.
Read MoreIt’s been just over one year since I launched DevRel Weekly and what a year it’s been! The Developer Relations industry has matured a lot in the last few years and this past year was no exception. Keep reading to dig into the data about what's happened in the DevRel industry in the past year and where I think it might be headed for the next 52 issues of DevRel Weekly, as well as future plans for DevRel Weekly.
Read MoreMany people have asked just how we pulled off some of the things that we accomplished with REdeploy as a first year, volunteer-run conference. This series is a quick look at some of the high-level points that we focused on to accomplish our high-level goal: to create a good experience for our speakers and attendees that would foster a conversation around the importance of Resilience Engineering in technology.
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