The State of Developer Education Reducing Onboarding Friction for Developers with Jordan Violet and Colin McKibben
Sep 15, 2023
Jordan Violet, Head of Developer Relations at SailPoint, and Colin McKibben, Developer Advocate also at SailPoint, share their transformative journeys into DevRel. They discuss the vital need for frictionless onboarding and open access to resources in developer education. Introducing the Developer’s Hierarchy of Needs, they illustrate how to enhance developer experience through community engagement. Their insights also explore establishing an API guild for better standards and the importance of mentorship in tech.
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Early Xbox Modding Sparked A Career
- Jordan started programming by modding Xboxes in elementary school and learned Visual Basic from online forums.
- That early tinkering sparked a lasting passion for building beyond intended uses.
A College Class Changed His Path
- Colin switched from an education major after taking an intro programming course and built a calculator in Visual Basic.
- That single class changed his major and set him on a decade-long engineering path.
Rotations Accelerate Real-World Learning
- GE's leadership program offered four six-month rotations that accelerated learning by doing.
- Short, high-responsibility rotations act as a rigorous soft landing into real-world engineering.