Community Pulse

Community Pulse

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Community Pulse episodes

  • Thoughts from DevRelCon (Ep 83)

    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 on Unsplash.

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    Special Guests: Alvin Bryan, Graham, and Kris Jenkins.

    24 min
  • After Pulse: DevRel Hot Takes

    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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    18 min
  • DevRel Hot Takes (Ep 82)

    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

      • Wesley Faulkner

      • I, Robot - Isaac Aslmov

        • PJ Hagerty

        • Baldur’s Gate 3
        • Sunny Day Real Estate

          • Jason Hand

          • Workshop Week
          • Reliable Machine Learning: Applying SRE Principles to ML in Production

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            Artwork photo by Mockup Graphics on Unsplash

            Special Guest: SJ Morris.

            52 min
          • After Pulse: Defining Your Role Before Someone Else Does

            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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            18 min
          • Defining Your Role Before Someone Else Does (Ep 81)

            As we learned in Episode 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 don’t belong within your purview.

            Checkouts

            Evan Hamilton

            • Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong about the World by Hans Rosling
            • People I Mostly Admire speaks to Chicago’s innovative sheriff
            • Chris Detzel
            • Community Manager Breakfast

              • Angie Jones

              • ChatGPT
              • Hackathons!

                • Wesley Faulkner

                • Positioning with April Dunford
                • Setting up For Success in Your Next Role: Where to start?

                  • Jason Hand

                  • DASH conference
                  • Beginners Guide to Sketchnoting: Focus Better, Learn Faster and Remember Longer by Drawing Your Notes by Ashton Rodenhiser

                    • Mary Thengvall

                    • American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
                    • Puppy Training: Sexier than a Squirrel

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                      Artwork photo by Paul Skorupskas on Unsplash

                      Special Guests: Angie Jones and Evan Hamilton.

                      40 min
                    • After Pulse: Who are the Ops Behind the DevRel Curtain?

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

                      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 Operations Managers do? from CMX
                      • What does a community operations manager do? from Common Room
                      • Community Operations: A Beginner’s Guide from Commsor

                        • Checkouts

                        Danielle Andrist

                        • Make - just discovered it so I can’t vouch for it yet but it’s like Zapier on steroids
                        • Shift - just got a new work laptop so I had to update to the newest version of Shift, I’m on the alpha release with the new workspaces and I gotta say, it’s a huge improvement from the Shift version I was using (which to be fair, was several versions old)

                          • David Blank-Edelman

                          • Murmurs of Earth by Carl Sagan
                          • Tartine Bread by Chad Robertson
                          • The Perfect Loaf by Maurizio Leo

                            • PJ Hagerty

                            • Rever - motorcycle rider social media
                            • Clearword - make meetings into action item lists (not just transcription, but actual things you can take action on)

                              • Mary Thengvall

                              • Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper

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                                Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

                                Artwork photo by Moses Williams on Unsplash

                                Special Guests: David Blank-Edelman and Danielle Andrist.

                                Sponsored By:

                                • DevRel Weekly: Unlike most other topics in tech, the problem with finding information about Developer Relations isn't figuring a way to sift through the myriad resources; it's finding those resources to begin with.
                                DevRel Weekly brings you a curated list of articles, job postings, and events on a weekly basis, saving you the time and effort of scouring the web for the latest information. Instead, you can focus on how to grow a team, prove your business value, and build relationships with your community.
                                48 min
                              • How We Broke DevRel as an Industry (Ep 79)

                                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.

                                  • Checkouts

                                  Ben Greenberg

                                  • Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters by Steven Pinke

                                    • Jason Lengstorf

                                    • The Range

                                      • Mia Moore

                                      • Chickpea Magazine: A whole foods vegan lifestyle magazine & blog

                                        • Wesley Faulkner

                                        • Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers by Geoffrey A. Moore

                                          • PJ Hagerty

                                          • Music League

                                            • Mary Thengvall

                                            • Whalebone Magazine: “a community of like-minded individuals who all believe that being delightfully disoriented and putting some fun into the world isn’t the worst way to spend some time.”

                                              • Enjoy the podcast?

                                              Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

                                              Artwork photo by Jackson Simmer on Unsplash

                                              Special Guests: Ben Greenberg, Jason Lengstorf, and Mia Moore.

                                              34 min
                                            • Change is Good? (Ep 78)

                                              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

                                                • Chloe Condon

                                                • Salute Your Skorts podcast

                                                  • Mandy Moore:

                                                  • Greater than Code podcast (sponsorship opportunities: [email protected])
                                                  • [Release Holistic Recovery](releaseholisticrecovery.com)

                                                    • Wesley Faulkner

                                                    • Radical Candor by Kim Scott
                                                    • Just Work by Kim Scott
                                                    • Just Work podcast

                                                      • PJ Hagerty

                                                      • Spotify for Developers: On the Air!
                                                      • the record (new album from boygenius)

                                                        • Mary Thengvall

                                                        • But What If We’re Wrong by Chuck Klosterman

                                                          • Enjoy the podcast?

                                                          Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

                                                          Artwork photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

                                                          Special Guests: Aisha Blake, Chloe Condon, and Mandy Moore.

                                                          50 min
                                                        • After Pulse: Suddenly Unemployed

                                                          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.

                                                          Enjoy the podcast?

                                                          Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

                                                          16 min

                                                        About Community Pulse

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                                                        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,…