On birds, nature, and being carefree
The good parts of DevRel
The difficult parts of DevRel
Arbitrary measures of success
Fighting to be valued and justify my existence
On being the face of a company
AI is killing developer education
What’s next for me
It took me quite a bit of time to realise this wasn't modern poetry, but the TOC.
How much do you hear about nursing? Do you browse nursingnews.healthcombinator.com on a daily basis just getting updates about the industry? Because that function exists in that industry. Clinical educator, clinical implementation specialist, clinical informatics nurse, clinical nurse consultant, clinical training specialist, professional practice specialist. There's a person doing that role in that industry, just because you haven't heard of it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
there seems to be a lot of burnout from folks who have been in tech for a decent stretch, not just devrel. AI is an accelerant but not the only reason. probably the "power swap" as well as money has stopped pouring into hiring and jobs are more scare now and for the first time in, ever (?), employers have more leverage.
A lot of DevRel seems to fail/get a poor reputation because the individual seems more focused on making themselves the center of attention/launching their influencer career versus actually trying to help others use their product.
This seems more true the more prestigious the company you work for is, as you get free prestige without having gone through the grind to get in as a SWE/Researcher.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 29.0 ms ] threadI grew up when tech was us nerds making things.
Value was in building things and solving problems. Not in vague connection, curated vulnerability, or coordinating other coordinators.
You never hear about Nurse Relations or Mechanic Relations.
This seems more true the more prestigious the company you work for is, as you get free prestige without having gone through the grind to get in as a SWE/Researcher.