88 | Breaking into Dev Rel featuring Tessa Mero

In this episode guest Tessa Mero talks to James and guest cohost Brad Garropy about working in Dev Rel and transitioning her job.

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Show Notes

• 00:00 Introduction
• 01:12 Introducing Tessa
• 02:36 How did Brad get Into Web
• 05:46 Draw of Developer Relations and Developer Advocacy
• 09:46 Getting Into Speaking
• 12:17 Preparing for Criticism
• 17:06 Sponsor: Hashnode
• 17:53 How to Progress Your Career
• 22:12 Performance Indicators in Developer Relations
• 26:39 Sponsor: Daily.dev
• 27:40 Working for Open-source
• 34:08 Companies that Prioritize Dev
• 42:19 Brad's Pick: Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
• 44:09 Brad's Plug: Brad Garropy on YouTube
• 44:28 Tessa's Pick: Shure SM7B
• 47:23 Tessa's Plug: Appwrite Discord
• 48:32 James's Pick: The Weekend Away
• 49:39 James's Plug: James Q Quick YouTube