Community Pulse

In this episode, we say goodbye to our dear friend SJ Morris as co-host of the Community Pulse. Like many of us, sometimes the business of life and work makes it difficult to make time for the things we enjoy or even just time to take care of ourselves. We wanted to take the opportunity to say goodbye to SJ and also to talk about what folks can do to honestly and boldly confront their own burnout in DevRel. Checkouts Jason Hand Discogs - to inventory SJ’s vinyl record collection. Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention – and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant Mary Thengvall Fi GPS dog collar. Use this referral code to get a free “band” (collar) of your choice. SJ Morris SJ re-discovers vinyl - aka my checkout is just the concept of vinyl records played on turntables PJ Hagerty Kendrick Lamar’s new album - Mr Morale & The Big Steppers Polyvinyl Records Garage Sale for Pride Month The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Wesley Faulkner: What neurodiversity means for DevRel The Long Game: How to be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World by Dorie Clark 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.

Our hosts reflect on their conversation in Episode 68 with Mo and Ashley and cover key takeaways on when to make moves in leadership positions 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.

In the beginning, folks in DevRel had few paths outside of being an Individual Contributor. As our field has evolved, more opportunities have arisen for more strategic roles. DevRel leadership is one of the most sought after roles for many organizations in recent months. What should we look for when considering making the move to strategist versus the out front IC? What can we learn from those who have made that journey? Checkouts Mo McElaney Heavy in planning mode for my garden this summer! I live in zone 5a so I’m still a month away from being outside the frost zone, but my tulips are popping up, I’m starting my veggie seeds, and starting to prep my garden beds. Ashley Willis Lara Hogan resources Plucky cards to use during 1:1s Jason Hand DevOps on Azure Azure DevOps Demo Generator Azure Cosmos DB Conf Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: Official Site Mary Thengvall Energy Management for Newer Managers Homebird - Awesome window bird feeder and the first visitor has arrived! PJ Hagerty DevRelate blog - metrics for success OSMH not OSMI Go Raptors! Wesley Faulkner Podcast: Neurodiversity & Intersectionality: A Disclosure Challenge 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: Ashley Willis and Mo McElaney.

Jason and PJ recap what they learned from our guests about public speaking - from conception and development all the way to delivery. 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.

A big part of traditional DevRel has always been speaking in front of an audience. Whether at a virtual meetup or live at a large conference, it can be complicated to navigate coming up with an idea, building a talk, getting it accepted somewhere, and actually delivering the thing. We wanted to take a look at some of the tips, tricks, and things you need to know to be successful in finding your way to becoming a great DevRel speaker! Checkouts Kat Cosgrove NONS SL660 Vicky Brasseur Harvard Census II #YarnIsForEveryone Jason Hand DevOpsDays Rockies Azure Cosmos DB conf PJ Hagerty American Beauty/Innerlove split 7” Wikipedia Devrel page Photo by Kane Reinholdtsen 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: Kat Cosgrove and VM (Vicky) Brasseur.

PJ, Jason, Wesley, and SJ sit down to discuss what they learned from our guests on content creation and ownership, as well as setting expectations for this with the brands we work with. 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.

When we create content, the ideas and concepts typically come from ourselves or our community members. But when we work for a larger organization, things get complicated. Some of us create content as a part of our day-to-day role; some of us create content outside of work hours. Now that we as DevRel professionals produce even more online content to connect with our community, there’s some ambiguity about the ownership of this content. To take a look at some of these questions, we’ve invited a couple of guests familiar with this space: Amara Graham, Head of Developer Experience at Camunda and Henry Teegarden, Esquire, from Teegarden Law. FULL DISCLOSURE: This podcast is not meant to be taken as legal advice. We are sharing our opinions and thoughts. If you have specific questions about your content, we recommend contacting a legal professional. Checkouts Amara Graham Stumbled on a TikTok of a new nurse grad talking about her experience as a deaf nurse Wesley Faulkner You’re Doing It Wrong — Recruiting a DevRel SJ Morris Wordle! Just kidding HubSpot Culture Code PJ Hagerty Cowboy Bebop live action (Netflix) Cover art photo by Patrik Michalicka 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: Amara Graham and Henry Teegarden.

The journey to DevRel is a winding one. We all have our own stories about how we wound up where we are — from intentional plans to happy accidents, as hosts of this podcast we’ve heard them all. One thing’s for sure, y’all’s stories are interesting, so we wanted to get together and talk about our journeys — what we have in common, funny anecdotes along the way, and what we can do to uplift the next generation of folks wanting to get started on this wild ride. Related Episodes/Resources YouTube recording of today's episode Developer Relations Career Ladders DevRel Resources Breaking into DevRel (Ep 21) Fill out this form to let us know what you want us to cover in 2022! 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.

2021 has been a year of ups and downs in the world of DevRel and Community work. From the shifting quicksand of events returning in person, then virtual once again, to the massive opening of job reqs for positions under the DevRel umbrella, it’s been a wild ride. We’ve also tried new things, both on the podcast and personally, and in this episode we will cover our perspectives on the year that was 2021. Links: Sonder Top Episodes: Online Community Platforms (Jono Bacon, Noele Flowers) - Episode 58 DevRel Content Channels (Cassidy Williams, Joe Karlsson) - Episode 57 DevRel Around the World - Episode 59 Send in your feedback! Hit us up on Twitter or shoot us an [email](info@communitypulse.io). Special shout-out to Sarah Allen for all of the hard work getting the new website up and running. Photo by Moritz Knöringer 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.

If there’s one thing that’s true across developer relations professionals, it’s that we live to educate and support. That extends to our fellow devrels - and in recent years, a flurry of developer relations related supporting materials have surfaced; from blogs to books, tweets to (ahem) podcasts, and more. What’s the best way to dig through them all to get the support and guidance you need? Today’s guests will cover that from several angles - from someone new to the devrel world, to someone looking to get more folks connected to devrel, and us hosts that are somewhere in between. Checkouts Wesley Faulkner Polywork SJ Morris Noodle the Pug - Bones/No Bones PJ Hagerty Sapiens: A brief history of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari Albrey Brown DevRel Collective Slack DevRel Salary Report Jessica Rose I’ve gotten really into the idea of doing less; there are a ton of disparate resources so I’m not quite sure where to point folks, but it feels like right now there are a lot of people around the world wanting to work less, buy less, and chill more which I find so reassuring. Photo by Austin Distel on Unsplash Links/Resources The Business Value of Developer Relations Developer Relations: How to Build and Grow a Successful Developer Program Docs for Developers: An Engineer’s Field Guide to Technical Writing devrelresourc.es 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: Albrey Brown and Jessica Rose.