The post examines the dual roles of strategic and tactical travel for Developer Advocates, highlighting the importance of face-to-face interactions in shaping project trajectories and building industry relationships. It emphasizes thorough preparation, maintaining personal well-being, and balancing travel with ongoing engagement in technology to ensure effectiveness in advocacy work. Continue reading →

The role of Developer Advocates (DAs) is to bridge the gap between technology and the developer community. They should focus on hands-on prototyping, active OSS contributions, and fostering collaboration, while keeping travel engagements to around 10-25% of their work. DevRel teams can enhance their effectiveness by promoting transparency, inclusivity, and continuous learning. Continue reading →

Of these two channels, it is often difficult as an advocate to determine which to use for various messages out to the prospective community. Do I push content for a corporate entity? Do I push content via my personal blog? Will one damage the other or damage my future prospects at reaching the audience I... Continue reading →

Dev Rel = Developer Relations First, I’ve got a few observations that I’ve made in the last 6 months since joining DataStax (which I joined ~10 months ago) about a number of things. In this post I’ve detailed some of the thoughts, observations, and ideas I have about many of the aspects, roles, divisions, organizational... Continue reading →

The idea of DevRel, or Developer Relations and the position of Developer Advocates in the industry has become more defined in the last decade than it traditionally has been. In getting to this point there are several key points that have come up that are practical axioms in industry. Some people don’t agree with all... Continue reading →