DevRel Resources
A curated collection of Developer Relations resources to help you better serve your company as well as your community.
Getting Started
With so many terms, it's hard to keep everything straight. What exactly is developer relations, community building, or developer advocacy and how do I get started?
Career
How do I build a career as a Developer Relations professional? What character traits are typical, how can I become a manager, and what does an average DevRel team look like?
Business Value
How can I measure the value of the work I'm doing? How important is it to engage with internal stakeholders? And how should we start to scale our efforts?
DevRel Activities
From speaking and writing content to managing online communities and improving developer experience, the day-to-day work of a DevRel professional includes a wide range of possibilities.
Getting Started
What is Developer Relations
Developer Advocates - DevRel Carousels
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blogpostDeveloper Relations is Developer Enablement
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blogpostDeveloper Relations: A Complete Guide to What it is, How it Works, and Whether you Need It
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videoWhat is Developer Advocacy?
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blogpostWhat is Developer Relations (And Why Should You Care?)
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blogpostWhat is Developer Relations and What are Common Roles?
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blogpostWhat is Developer Relations and Why Does it Exist?
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blogpostFull-Spectrum Developer Relations Resources
Community Launch Guide
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resourceGetting Started in Developer Relations
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resourcePeople Powered
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resourceThe Business Value of Developer Relations
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resourceThe Developer Advocacy Handbook
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resourceUseful Resources for Getting Started in Developer Relations
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resourceDevRel Puzzle - The hidden details
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resourceCareer
Breaking into DevRel
A Smooth Transition From Developer to Developer Relations
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blogpostA Year in Developer Relations
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blogpostConsidering Developer Relations as a Career Move
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blogpostFrom SysAdmin to Developer Relations!
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blogpostHow to Start Doing Dev Rel Right Now
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blogpostHow to Transition Into a Developer Relations Career
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blogpostCareer Path
Interviewing
Empathy
Burnout
3 Ways Community Managers Can Combat Occupational Burnout
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blogpostBurnout: What Happens When You Take On Too Much
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blogpostManaging Time as a Developer Advocate (Without Losing Your Mind)
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blogpostOn Depletion
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blogpostUnderstanding Burnout
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blogpostWhat is "Work Time"?
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tweetBuilding a Team
Budget
Business Value
Stakeholders
Feedback
Metrics
Avoiding the DevRel ROI Trap with Better Strategic Alignment
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blogpostCommunity Metrics: More Than the Sum of Their Parts
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slidedeckDevRel Qualified Leads: Repurposing A Common Business Metric To Prove Value
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blogpostInterpreting Rising Activity Per Member
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blogpostIt's All About That Data
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blogpostKPI Community Basics
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blogpostKPI Community Basics: Part 2 - The ABCs of KPIs
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blogpostMeasuring and Scaling DevRel
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videoMeasuring DevRel Programs Far Beyond Marketing Activities
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slidedeckMeasuring Successful Documentation
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blogpostNorthStar Metrics and OKRs to show DevRel Value and Get Focus
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blogpostStrategy
6 Things We've Learned While Building a Community-led Company
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blogpostHow to Create Collaborative Community Mission & Vision Statements
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blogpostPlanning your Team's DevRel Strategy
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resourceThe 7P's of Community
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blogpostThe DevRel Path to Success: Awareness, Enablement, Engagement
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blogpostScaling your Community
Audience Segmentation
DevRel Activities
Creating Content
7 Ways to Repurpose Content and Grow Your Customer Base
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blogpostDeveloper Relations: Content Series
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blogpostDigital Developer Relations: Past and Future
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blogpostUsing Stack Overflow Questions to Feed Your Content Calendar
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blogpostHow to Write Better Technical Content
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blogpostHow To Write A Technical Tutorial
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blogpostLivecoding
Speaking
10 Tips for Better Slide Decks
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blogpostA 20 Step Plan to Being Viscerally Horrified of Public Speaking and Giving a Talk Anyway
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blogpostHow to Manage Your Fear of Public Speaking
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blogpostOn Conference Speaking
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blogpostThe Essential Speaker Checklist
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resourceTips for Public Speaking
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resourceEvent Organization
A Retrospective on REdeploy
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blogpostHow CMX Planned Our First All-Virtual Summit
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blogpostHow we ran a Successful Virtual Conference with > 6500 Attendees
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blogpostVirtual Conferences 2020 - A Speaker's Review
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blogpostVirtual Events: 10 Best Practices and Tips for Speakers
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