Community Pulse
Community Pulse is the spot for Developer Relations and Community professionals who are looking for information on building technical communities. Community Builders and DevRel veterans Jason Hand, Mary Thengvall, PJ Hagerty, and Wesley Faulkner interview experts in the field of Developer Relations and Community Leadership on a broad range of topics related to building community.
Episodes
April 12, 2024 • 20 mins
Our hosts elaborate on the notion that, apart from speaking engagements, much of the work undertaken by DevRel professionals remains backstage, yet through live streaming, they can learn publicly and involve community members, overcoming concerns and fostering engaging content for community learning.
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April 5, 2024 • 46 mins
With the exception of speaking at conferences, much of what we do as DevRel professionals is behind-the-scenes. However, with live streaming, we’re able to not only learn in public, but bring our community members into the experience.
While this can be intimidating, and lead to questions like “what if I make a mistake?” - or - “What if I don’t know all the answers?” - or - “How do I make sure I come across as knowledgeable while...
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March 22, 2024 • 13 mins
PJ and Wesley expound on stories of success, what it takes to get to a "win" and reflect on their conversation with Ole and Kevin.
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March 8, 2024 • 45 mins
Sharing success stories can be helpful in finding what the next step is for your Developer Relations and Community team. That one project that just went perfectly; that moment that showed everyone things were moving forward. Today we’ll share the vision, strategy, approach, and bumps along the way and the end result…some stories of wins that will lead us forward.
Checkouts
Kevin Blanco
* Davinci Resolve & Storytelling for DevRel (h...
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February 23, 2024 • 16 mins
Wesley, PJ, and Jason wrap up their conversation about mentoring as well as being a mentee.
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February 16, 2024 • 41 mins
Part of the road to being better at Developer Relations is applying what we’ve learned and passing that knowledge on to others. Whether you are a direct mentor or leading a team of folks new to DevRel, it’s important to take stock of what we are doing and how we can best serve the people we know with the knowledge we have.
Checkouts
Tessa Kriesel
* DevRel Day in the Life (https://www.learndevrel.com/tag/day-in-the-life/)
* Minicow...
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December 22, 2023 • 40 mins
Our Community Pulse hosts take a look back at 2023 - the episodes, the patterns, and our observations.
Checkouts
PJ Hagerty
* Go see live music and support your local musicians!
* Baldur's Gate 3 (https://baldursgate3.game/) deserves to be Game of the Year
Jason Hand
* The Midnight Library (https://amzn.to/47bcIkU)
* A Court of Thorns and Roses (https://amzn.to/41B0zEL)
* Fourth Wing (https://amzn.to/3RSxvp3)
Mary Thengvall
* Kindl...
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November 30, 2023 • 19 mins
Mary, PJ, and Jason wrap up their conversation of the Common Room survey and what it might mean for the industry moving forward.
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November 22, 2023 • 46 mins
As the industry continues to change, keeping a pulse on it becomes even more difficult. Luckily, the team over at Common Room partnered with a number of DevRel professionals (some of whom are on this call!) to create a survey focused on DevRel compensation as well as roles and responsibilities, business impact, success metrics, and personal wellbeing. In this episode, we’ll talk about the results of the survey and learn what we can...
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October 20, 2023 • 23 mins
Join Wesley and PJ at DevRelCon. Both keynote speakers at this year's event, they had the chance to connect with some fantastic attendees. Here is a conversation straight from Wesley, PJ, and other attendees at DevRelCon.
Artwork by Jack Finnigan (https://unsplash.com/@jackofallstreets) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/@jackofallstreets).
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September 8, 2023 • 17 mins
Are you ready for even more hot takes, strong opinions, fun and a little bit of snark? Join Wesley, Jason, and PJ as they continue the discussion. You won't want to miss it!
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September 7, 2023 • 51 mins
We all know there is no end to the various perceptions around what it is we do and who we are. It’s something that makes defining Developer Relations difficult and makes it difficult to describe to others. So what are some of the touch points and touchier topics when it comes to DevRel?
Checkouts
SJ Morris
* lpubelts.com (https://lpubelts.com/)
Wesley Faulkner
* I, Robot - Isaac Aslmov (https://www.amazon.com/I-Robot-Isaac-Asimov-a...
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August 18, 2023 • 17 mins
Don't miss our hosts as they delve back into their takeaways from their conversation with Angie and Evan about the importance of clarifying and concentrating on your role.
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August 10, 2023 • 39 mins
As we learned in Episode 79, “How We Broke DevRel as an Industry (https://www.communitypulse.io/79-how-we-broke-devrel-as-an-industry)”, sometimes the people in charge may not know how to set you up for success. The tasks you’re expected to do can take you away from your core focus. In today’s episode, we’ll talk through how to define your role and defend your team against that very real possibility of being tasked with items that ...
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July 12, 2023 • 14 mins
Tune in to PJ and Mary as they revisit their insightful discussion with Danielle and David on the subject of devops.
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June 23, 2023 • 47 mins
Many see DevRel practitioners as up front, in the spotlight, on stage, or at least with their name on lots of content. What if we told you there were people behind the scenes making community operations their priority? What does that look like, and who are the people making the lives of DevRel folks easier? That’s the topic of today’s Community Pulse episode.
Show Notes
Blogposts about Community Operations roles:
What do Community ...
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June 9, 2023 • 33 mins
Over the course of its history, DevRel has changed and evolved, both in the day-to-day responsibilities but also in the identify of what DevRel is.
External influences as well as internal influences have changed the definitions, expectations, and roles within DevRel, for better and for worse. in this episode, we’ll talk about
* what’s working
* what’s not working
* how we can move forward to a future where DevRel makes sense.
Che...
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May 9, 2023 • 49 mins
There have been many hot takes and subtweets about the positive and negative connotations of having a robust list of companies on one’s DevRel resume. Is it a sign of success or a signal that things are more fluid than outsiders might assume? Let’s touch down on a touchy topic - DevRel Job Hopping!
Checkouts
Aisha Blake
* Thirsty Sword Lesbians roleplaying game (https://evilhat.com/product/thirsty-sword-lesbians/)
Chloe Condon
* Sa...
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March 31, 2023 • 15 mins
Listen in as PJ and Wesley process their conversation with Erin, PJ Metz, and Jared and the changes in the tech employment landscape over the last few months.
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March 20, 2023 • 47 mins
We’ve seen a lot of strange habits when it comes to hiring DevRel folks over the past few years. But recently, a surprising phenomenon has occurred: a large-scale layoff or re-org leading to many folks in DevRel being suddenly unemployed. What are the knock-on effects we can expect from this? What are folks impacted by this doing as next steps?
Checkouts
Jarek Jarzebowski
* Developer Ambassadors Motivation Survey 2023 (https://www....
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