Community Pulse

To kick off 2023 in style, PJ spoke with several DevRel practitioners to get their advice to fellow folks in DevRel and people new to the industry looking for more information on how to do the best they can. Ranging from practical, to witty, to inspirational, these words of wisdom should help anyone on their journey. 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. Photo by frame harirak on Unsplash

We’re somehow already at the end of 2022, which means it’s time for another end-of-year wrap-up from your Community Pulse hosts! Thanks so much to all of you who have listened (and participated!) as we’ve explored topics from content to speaking, Developer Experience, DevRel strategy, and more. Join Mary, Jason, PJ, and Wesley as we talk about some of the trends we noticed during 2022 and what we think might happen in 2023. Relevant Links Interesting discussion about people leaving Twitter - where are they going and what’s the potential impact? DevRel Survey 2022 Results 2022 Episodes DevRel: What’s Your Story - LIVE episode Your Content, Their Brand: episode & after pulse - Amara Graham & Henry Teegarden Grab the Mic: episode & after pulse - Kat Cosgrove & VM Brasseur Moving from Execution to Strategy: episode & after pulse - Ashley Willis & Mo McElaney So Long, SJ, and thanks for all the Quips Rediscovering In-Person Conferences: episode & after pulse - Jeff Blankenburg & Kerri Miller DevRel Survey 2022: episode & after pulse - Caroline Lewko Where do you get started with Developer Experience?: episode & after pulse - Amara Graham & Kurt Kemple DevRel Beyond Developers: episode & after pulse - Jennifer Ritzinger & Matty Stratton Past EOY Wrap-ups 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 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. Photo by Choong Deng Xiang on Unsplash

Jason, Mary, PJ and Wesley further the discussion on devrel communities and how we can serve our changing scope of user. 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.

The word “developer” has always been evolving, from assembly to systems, operations, and beyond. The term “Developer Relations” has traditionally meant we’re engaging with people who consider themselves full-time professional developers. However, over the past few years, the term “developer” has expanded to encompass more than this professional developer persona. These days, some DevRel teams advocate for, evangelize to, and create communities for SREs, Enterprise Architects, students, or decision-makers in early-stage startups, in addition to low-code or citizen developers. While these people may fall outside of the traditional developer persona, many DevRel teams are looking to support these people who are using our technology for one-off solutions to their problems. We’re interested in learning more about whether this changes the scope of DevRel, and if so, how. Checkouts Jennifer Ritzinger How to Make a Monster: Hollywood Special Effects Makeup With Morgan Muta - Atlas Obscura Experiences Matty Stratton Keyoxide The Storyteller - Audiobook by Dave Grohl Fall Guys - silly game I play with my kids Wesley Faulkner LumaFusion PJ Hagerty Clearword - actions items and the important part of meetings, not just transcription Spy X Family Don’t get COVID Jason Hand YouTube Shorts - on Microsoft Learn Shows & Events CrossClip ArtistWorks Mary Thengvall PLG + CLG Artwork photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash 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: Jennifer Ritzinger and Matty Stratton.

Mary, Wesley, and PJ spend time considering their conversation with Amara and Kurt and the implications for a great developer experience. 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.

Developer Experience (DX) has been a buzzword for the past few years and it’s only growing in popularity. But what is it exactly, and how is it different from Developer Relations or Developer Advocacy? Also, when we say “Developer Experience” is everyone actually referring to the same topic? Or are there multiple approaches? Checkouts Amara Graham Highlights/admonitions come to GitHub Holo Taco nail polish - not new but wonderful Kurt Kemple Star Citizen, a space game I’ve been playing Wesley Faulkner Setting up for success in your next role - where to start Lego Masters PJ Hagerty Spanish Love Songs - Brave Faces LOTR: Rings of Power Mary Thengvall The 1-3-5 rule Derry Girls (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: Amara Graham and Kurt Kemple.

Our hosts continue to reflect on the results of this year's DevRel survey and provide further insights into the data and the industry. 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.

By the varied nature of everything that falls under the umbrella of Developer Relations, it can be difficult to get down to the trends and movements of everything we do. Add to that the bespoke nature of many DevRel programs, and we really need to work to discover what’s happening in the world we live and work in. Fortunately, a survey was done, and in this episode we will discover some of the results and find out a bit of the why we do what we do when we say we do DevRel. Checkouts Caroline Lewko Five Little Indians by Michelle Good 2022 Survey and previous survey (available at www.Stateofdeveloperrelations.com) Jason Hand No Code Micro Workshop Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman Wesley Faulkner SXSW Neurodiversity in DevRel PJ Hagerty 23rd Anniversary of the American Football self-titled LP - great emo/proto-mathrock album Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil Kings Highwaymen Artwork photo by Алекс Арцибашев on Unsplash 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: Caroline Lewko.

Our hosts reflect on their conversation in Episode 70 with Kerri and Jeff and cover key takeaways on in-person conferences and their role in DevRel. 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.

Before the pandemic, we, as DevRel practitioners, focused most of our speaking efforts on in-person events. Now we have the option of speaking at in-person, virtual, and hybrid conferences. With this experience now in our rearview, let’s look ahead to rediscovering what the advantages are and what we get out of in-person events knowing what the other side looks like. Checkouts Kerri Miller Managing so Everyone Can Contribute Tiny Tools conf Jeff Blankenburg CakeTime - build your first Alexa app! Stir Trek - Movie & a conference! Wesley Faulkner 9th Developer Relations Survey (2022) PJ Hagerty CallofConduct.com is now in beta - for all your Code of Conduct reporting needs For All Mankind series 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. [Banner photo by Headway on UnsplashSpecial Guests: Jeff Blankenburg and Kerri Miller.