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The role of CI/CD interoperability in Developer Experience
The role of CI/CD interoperability in Developer Experience
Reading time: 14 minutes

A successful DevEx focuses on eliminating obstacles that hinder a developer or practitioner from achieving success. CI/CD interoperability ensures seamless integration across diverse toolsets, fostering flexibility in development environments.

Streamlining your Developer Experience through CI/CD standardization
Streamlining your Developer Experience through CI/CD standardization
Reading time: 9 minutes

A successful DevEx focuses on eliminating obstacles that hinder a developer or practitioner from achieving success. It also refers to developers’ overall satisfaction and efficiency while working on software projects. CI/CD standardization brings consistency to development pipelines, reducing …

Positioning DevRel as a Resouce, Part 5
Positioning DevRel as a Resouce, Part 5
Reading time: 6 minutes

Author’s Note: What follows is Part 5 of a (currently) 5 Part series on Developer Relations, and how we can move it forward into the years to come. It is not meant as a definitive roadmap, but more as a kickstart down the road of conversation. Please comment as you see fit, and be part of what …

DevRel and the Customer Journey, Part 4
DevRel and the Customer Journey, Part 4
Reading time: 9 minutes

Author’s Note: What follows is Part 4 of a (currently) 5 Part series on Developer Relations, and how we can move it forward into the years to come. It is not meant as a definitive roadmap, but more as a kickstart down the road of conversation. Please comment as you see fit, and be part of what …

Asking the Right Questions for DevRel Impact, Part 3
Asking the Right Questions for DevRel Impact, Part 3
Reading time: 7 minutes

Author’s Note: What follows is Part 3 of a (currently) 5 Part series on Developer Relations, and how we can move it forward into the years to come. It is not meant as a definitive roadmap, but more as a kickstart down the road of conversation. Please comment as you see fit, and be part of what …

The Foundations of DevRel, Part 2
The Foundations of DevRel, Part 2
Reading time: 3 minutes

Author’s Note: What follows is Part 2 of a (currently) 5 Part series on Developer Relations, and how we can move it forward into the years to come. It is not meant as a definitive roadmap, but more as a kickstart down the road of conversation. Please comment as you see fit, and be part of what …

5-Part Series: Moving Developer Relations Forward, Part 1
5-Part Series: Moving Developer Relations Forward, Part 1
Reading time: 2 minutes

Author’s Note: What follows is Part 1 of a (currently) 5 Part series on Developer Relations, and how we can move it forward into the years to come. It is not meant as a definitive roadmap, but more as a kickstart down the road of conversation. Please comment as you see fit, and be part of what …

So you’re starting a new DevRel Job
So you’re starting a new DevRel Job
Reading time: 9 minutes

It’s not uncommon to start a new Developer Relations or Community job at a company and either be their first hire, or you’re coming in after someone else (or a group) has left, or you’re coming in to take over the team (or any variety of these and others not mentioned). Usually during your initial …

Broaden your Community and Developer Relations reach through collaboration
Broaden your Community and Developer Relations reach through collaboration
Reading time: 4 minutes

Community is hard. It just is. There. I said it. That’s the blog post. Seriously though, building developer communities is hard work. It’s long hours of looking at stats, metrics, and worrying about if what you’re building is sustainable or, heck, interesting enough. It’s …

DevOps before there was DevOps, 20yr old style
DevOps before there was DevOps, 20yr old style
Reading time: 6 minutes

aka, “The early days of DevOps, from the perspective of a 20yr old” From 1995-1997 I worked at an Internet provider who was at the bleeding edge of the WWW explosion. We did the websites and e-commerce sites for the first Mission Impossible and Independence Day movies, and worked …