Mary Thengvall

What is Maturity? (Ep 91)

November 18th, 2024  |  26 mins 25 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

Recently, the topic of DevRel maturity sparked a conversation: What qualities define a mature community and a seasoned team? Join PJ, Jason, Mary, and Wesley as they share their insights on past experiences, current trends shaping the field, and key indicators to monitor as you strive to build a thriving, successful community.

After Pulse: Bouncing from DevRel

May 21st, 2024  |  18 mins 40 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

This conversation follows up on our discussion about the noteworthy changes in Developer Relations over recent years and how many of our friends and colleagues have chosen to leverage their DevRel skills in new and exciting ways.

Bouncing from DevRel (Ep 89)

May 15th, 2024  |  44 mins 24 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

Developer Relations has gone through quite a few changes over the last few years. In that vein, some people have found new skills in the ever-evolving world of tech. Along their journey, they moved away from DevRel, but still use those abilities in new ways. So, what is it like when you bounce from DevRel?

After Pulse: Live Streaming

April 12th, 2024  |  20 mins 13 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

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.

Live Streaming (Ep 88)

April 5th, 2024  |  46 mins 32 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

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 I’m also learning?” it can also be a great way to create engaging content that helps your community learn alongside you.

2023 Year in Review (Ep 85)

December 22nd, 2023  |  40 mins 35 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

Our Community Pulse hosts take a look back at 2023.

After Pulse: 2023 Compensation & Culture Survey

November 30th, 2023  |  19 mins 29 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

Mary, PJ, and Jason wrap up their conversation of the Common Room survey and what it might mean for the industry moving forward.

2023 DevRel Compensation & Culture Survey (Ep 84)

November 22nd, 2023  |  46 mins 38 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

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 do to push the industry forward.

After Pulse: Defining Your Role Before Someone Else Does

August 18th, 2023  |  17 mins 37 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

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.

Defining Your Role Before Someone Else Does (Ep 81)

August 10th, 2023  |  39 mins 22 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

As we learned in Ep79, “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 don’t belong within your purview.

After Pulse: Who are the Ops Behind the DevRel Curtain?

July 12th, 2023  |  14 mins 14 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

Tune in to PJ and Mary as they revisit their insightful discussion with Danielle and David on the subject of devops.

Who are the Ops Behind the DevRel Curtain? (Ep 80)

June 23rd, 2023  |  47 mins 5 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

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.

How We Broke DevRel as an Industry (Ep 79)

June 9th, 2023  |  33 mins 5 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

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, and how we can move forward to a future where DevRel makes sense.

Change is Good? (Ep 78)

May 9th, 2023  |  49 mins 36 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

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!

So Long, 2022 (and Hello, 2023)! (Ep 74)

December 14th, 2022  |  35 mins 33 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

We’re somehow already at the end of 2022, which means it’s time for another end-of-year wrap-up from your Community Pulse hosts! Thanks so much to all of you who have listened (and participated!) as we’ve explored topics from content to speaking, Developer Experience, DevRel strategy, and more. Join Mary, Jason, PJ, and Wesley as we talk about some of the trends we noticed during 2022 and what we think might happen in 2023.

After Pulse: DevRel Beyond Developers

November 28th, 2022  |  14 mins 47 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

Jason, Mary, PJ and Wesley further the discussion on devrel communities and how we can serve our changing scope of user.