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 →

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 →

Twitter Goal: Grow our follower count and reach, entertain, laugh, make hot takes – as one does on Twitter, educate, and get value out of it ourselves. Don’t! Don’t buy followers (i.e. don’t pay anybody that promises X followers, market share, or whatever it is they’re selling). We can’t trust this method as it’s often... 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 →

The following are some lagniappe, a little extra, about the behind the scenes adventures I’m off on when I travel or am in between coding. Ya know, coding being life and all. 😉 The first episode in this series I posted a while back on my gear I use to record the Twitch sessions and... Continue reading →