Last DevRel standing

Jul 12, 2024

Shawn 'swyx' Wang discusses the state of DevRel, the impact of AI Engineering, speculation on AGI, and the mis-steps during Cognition's launch. They explore the future of AI innovations and the rise and fall of job openings in the tech industry.

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Intro

00:00 • 4min

Entrepreneurial Journey and Developer Relations in the Tech Industry

04:28 • 9min

Challenges of Travel in DevRel Roles and Efficient Secrets Management with One Password

13:54 • 7min

Challenges and Evolution of Developer Relations (DevRel)

20:43 • 27min

Nerd Sniping and Evolution of Data Science in AI Engineering

47:41 • 10min

Exploration of Co-Pilot Tools, Generative AI, Agents, and Integration Challenges for B2B SaaS Companies

57:14 • 5min

Exploring Devin: A Controversial Marketing Matter

01:02:30 • 27min

Challenges and Growth Strategies in Running an AI Engineering Podcast

01:29:18 • 4min

Shawn “swyx” Wang is back to talk with us about the state of DevRel according to ZIRP (the Zero Interest Rate Phenomenon), the data that backs up the rise and fall of job openings, whether or not DevRel is dead or dying, speculation of the near-term arrival of AGI, AI Engineering as the last job standing, the innovation from Cognition with Devin as well as their mis-steps during Devin’s launch, and what’s to come in the next innovation round of AI.

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Shawn Wang – Website, GitHub, X
Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

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