In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Salma Alam-Naylor all about her role in DevRel, what’s involved in working in DevRel, avoiding burnout, which platforms to focus on, and so much more.

Show Notes * 00:31 Welcome * 01:07 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry * 01:52 New jobs and onboarding * 03:34 What is Devrel? * 11:34 How much of devrel is using your own product? Dogfooding the service? * 14:49 What are things devrel people do? * 20:32 Devrel burnout issues * 24:53 Once you put a number on something, you’re measuring that number * 29:31 Is there any way to know if devrel is working? * 33:47 How could someone get into devrel? * 37:37 What platforms should you focus on? * 44:12 What’s something devrel gets wrong? * 47:50 What do you think about speaking at conferences? * 51:58 What do you use to stay up on with tech? * 53:59 Sick picks

Sick Picks * Wikipedia on Hell.com * Web Archive of Hell.com * Fffffound * https://twitter.com/webdesignmuseum

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