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Discussion on: A year in developer relations

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Ben Sinclair

I've been asking for years and I still am no closer to understanding what a developer relations person does.

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Knut Melvær

Setting aside that searching for "developer relations" on Google would give you a good selection of concrete answers on the first page, and that I also mention what I do in the post above, here's a short list of stuff that a developer relation person might do in their job:

  • Create tutorials, guides, and documentation
  • Do technical support
  • Go to conferences to have talks and workshops teaching technology and coding
  • Be present in community forums/channels to help out and make sure people feel welcome
  • Work on communication, marketing, and community strategies
  • Mediate feedback and insights when on developer experience for your product/APIs
  • Code

I hope you're now enlightened 🙇‍♂️