Community Pulse

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: Community Conferences

August 23rd, 2024  |  18 mins 48 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

Community Conferences - What to know? (Ep 90)

August 13th, 2024  |  49 mins 1 sec

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

Over the past few years, we’ve seen conferences ebb and flow. Some community-run conferences have evolved into new things, new ones have sprouted up while other annual favorites have sadly gone extinct. What goes into a community-led conference? How does someone get involved? Let’s take a look!

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.

After Pulse: DevRel Wins

March 22nd, 2024  |  13 mins 7 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

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.

DevRel Wins (Ep 87)

March 8th, 2024  |  45 mins 40 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

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.

After Pulse: Mentoring

February 23rd, 2024  |  16 mins 48 secs

community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel

Wesley, PJ, and Jason wrap up their conversation about mentoring as well as being a mentee.