This chapter discusses the role of DevRel (Developer Relations) within a company. It explores the departments where DevRel teams are commonly placed, emphasizes their role in serving the community through content creation, and addresses the challenges faced by DevRel professionals.
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Salma Alam-Naylor all about her role in DevRel, what’s involved in working in DevRel, avoiding burnout, which platforms to focus on, and so much more.
Show Notes
- 00:31 Welcome
- 01:07 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry
- 01:52 New jobs and onboarding
- 03:34 What is Devrel?
- 11:34 How much of devrel is using your own product? Dogfooding the service?
- 14:49 What are things devrel people do?
- 20:32 Devrel burnout issues
- 24:53 Once you put a number on something, you’re measuring that number
- 29:31 Is there any way to know if devrel is working?
- 33:47 How could someone get into devrel?
- 37:37 What platforms should you focus on?
- 44:12 What’s something devrel gets wrong?
- 47:50 What do you think about speaking at conferences?
- 51:58 What do you use to stay up on with tech?
- 53:59 Sick picks
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