
Community Pulse
Community Pulse is the spot for Developer Relations and Community professionals who are looking for information on building technical communities. Community Builders and DevRel veterans Jason Hand, Mary Thengvall, PJ Hagerty, and Wesley Faulkner interview experts in the field of Developer Relations and Community Leadership on a broad range of topics related to building community.
Latest episodes

Oct 23, 2018 • 45min
Codes of Conduct (Ep 29)
Checkouts
Tessa
Event - APICity.io
Justin
Event - Abstractions.io
Voting/Polling location
Carina
Book - “How Can It Be Gluten Free Cookbook”
Jason
Codes of Conduct 101 FAQ
Geek Feminism Code of Conduct
GitHub Project CoC
Goals of a Code of Conduct (From Microsoft’s Cloud Developer Advocacy team)
To specify a baseline standard of behavior so that people with different social values and communication styles can communicate effectively, productively, and respectfully
To provide a mechanism for resolving conflicts when they arise.
To make our team welcoming to people from different backgrounds. Diversity is critical; for us to be successful, many different perspectives and backgrounds are necessary._
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Special thanks to our sponsor, IBM. Are you building cloud applications with Java, AI, Machine Learning, Serverless and Containers? IBM Developer provides a large number of Code Patterns, sample applications, articles, tutorials and videos to help you build faster. All code is available on GitHub. You can incorporate any code into existing applications or use it to start a new application. Simply go to developer.ibm.com to access IBM Developer resources and start building.
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Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.Special Guests: Justin Reese and Tessa Mero.

Oct 5, 2018 • 37min
Relationships IRL (Ep 28)
Checkouts:
Mary
Notion
Jason
Let him know what your checkouts are or Twitter
Insta360 One
PJ
PJ is committing to have an album out by the end of the year. Stay tuned (pun fully intended)!
Jolt Cola has returned to stores! “All the sugar and twice the caffeine.”
Special thanks to our sponsor, IBM. Are you building cloud applications with Java, AI, Machine Learning, Serverless and Containers? IBM Developer provides a large number of Code Patterns, sample applications, articles, tutorials and videos to help you build faster. All code is available on GitHub. You can incorporate any code into existing applications or use it to start a new application. Simply go to developer.ibm.com to access IBM Developer resources and start building.
Enjoy the podcast?
Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

Aug 24, 2018 • 16min
After Pulse: Content is Key
Mary, Jason, and PJ get together after the episode to talk content, Mary's upcoming book, and some of the hurdles they've seen to getting content out there.
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Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

Aug 21, 2018 • 40min
Content is Key! - technical writing for the unprepared (Ep 27)
Checkouts:
Lorna
Nexmo.com
The Paper Menagerie
Mary
World of Dance - Season 2
Amazon Smile
Daniele Procida - Documentation Remix
Jason
You Are A Badass: How To Stop Doubting Your Greatness & Start Living An Awesome Life
Unfuckology : A Field Guide To Living With Guts And Confidence
Hit Refresh - The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future For Everyone
PJ
Admissions Conf
CodeDaze vol 2
CodePilot.ai
Enjoy the podcast?
Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.Special Guest: Lorna Jane Mitchell.

Aug 3, 2018 • 39min
Funemployment & Downtime (Ep 26)
Checkouts:
PJ
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
Coheed And Cambria - Unearthly Creatures album
Jason
The Art of Happiness
Enjoy the podcast?
Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

Jun 30, 2018 • 18min
After Pulse: Team Dynamics
PJ, Jason, and Mary sync up after the podcast recording with J. Paul Reed and Greg Bulmash (Episode 25: Team Dynamics) to recap the episode and share a few more thoughts.
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Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

Jun 14, 2018 • 46min
Team Dynamics - your team, other teams, and the company 'team' (Ep 25)
Checkouts:
Mary
Nesting with Grace
Setting priorities with the Yearning Hierarchy
Mary’s blogpost about setting priorities
PJ
CodeDaze.me - Sept 14-15, Buffalo, NY. A conference dedicated to code, design, development, and everything tech!
The Get Up Kids - Kicker
Jason
DieCutStickers.com
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking - Susan Cain
Greg
Coderdojo
CascadiaJS 2018
Paul
REdeploy - CFP closes June 15; conference is Aug 16-17 in San Francisco; Early Bird tickets are available now! We’ll be talking more about team dynamics & how to make a team (and individuals) resilient.
Nailed It - Netflix show
Enjoy the podcast?
Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.Special Guests: Greg Bulmash and J. Paul Reed.

Jun 7, 2018 • 7min
After Pulse: Imposter Syndrome
PJ, Jason, and Mary sync up after the podcast recording with Kelsey Hightower (Episode 24: Imposter Syndrome) to recap the episode and share a few more thoughts.
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Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

May 28, 2018 • 50min
Imposter Syndrome (Ep 24)
Checkouts:
Jason
You Need a Budget
NerdWallet
Mary
REdeployConf CFP is open through June 15, 2018
Pre-order The Business Value of Developer Relations
Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen
PJ
ReCollection: Recalling your Future by IoT advocate, developer, and now author Jim Hunter
CodeDaze.me - Sept 14-15, Buffalo, NY. A conference dedicated to code, design, development, and everything tech!
Kelsey
Check out yourself! Keep an eye on yourself – how are you really doing? How are you feeling? What do you need to change, improve, work on? Do a self-evaluation but be kind.
Enjoy the podcast?
Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.Special Guest: Kelsey Hightower.

Apr 14, 2018 • 46min
How to Submit the Best CFP of your Life (and what to do when it gets accepted) (Ep 23)
Buckle up and get your notebook ready -- this is an episode full of tips and tricks and good advice from an expert.
Conference season is fast approaching, but we all know that the true preparation starts months ahead when all of the CFPs open. In this episode of Community Pulse, Mary, PJ, and Jason sit down with VM (Vicky) Brasseur to chat about how to craft the best CFPs, navigating the land of limbo before you find out whether your talk has been accepted, and how to prepare the best talk once you've gotten your acceptance notice.
Links:
Forge Your Future with Open Source by VM (Vicky) Brasseur
SeaGL Code of Practice
Node Summit Speaker Preparation
20% off code for OSCON: VMB20
Checkouts:
Jason
Artistworks
Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real album
Devopsdays Rockies - watch the livestream on April 17-18 or keep an eye out for the videos
Mary
REdeployConf - Aug 16-17, San Francisco. A 360° view of resilient technology, organizations, and people. CFP opening soon!
Footprints on the Moon - book by Seth Godin
PJ
CodeDaze.me - Sept 14-15, Buffalo, NY. A conference dedicated to code, design, development, and everything tech! CFP closes April 30th.
Just saw a reunion tour for Buffalo emo band Copper under a new name: Gathering Ground
Vicky
The No Assholes Rule by Robert I. Sutton
Open Source: Introverts Together
Enjoy the podcast?
Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.