More LornaJane

What is DevRel?

ZDNet, September 2021

This is a great post quoting both me and DevRel thought leader Mary Thengvall (Mary Grace! I’m slightly starstruck!) on what it means to be DevRel, why companies need it, and why it’s a great career choice. https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-developer-relations-understanding-the-glue-that-keeps-software-and-coders-together/f

3 Ways to Prevent Developer Burnout

devops.com, September 2021

This piece was featured in DevOps.com, talking about how valuing developers and developing them can help them to grow and thrive in their company.

https://devops.com/3-ways-to-prevent-developer-burnout/

Meeting developers in their own communities

Pandium, August 2021

A great chat about starting a DevRel team, my tactics, and how to come when you are a sole DevRel person: https://www.pandium.com/blogs/building-a-developer-relations-team-interview-with-lorna-mitchell

Had an excellent chat with the APItheDocs people about building a DevRel team from scratch, why docs are the foundation of developer experience, and why all developer relations teams should have specialist writers in them.

Podcast: https://anchor.fm/api-the-docs-podcast/episodes/Building-a-DevRel-Team—Interview-with-Lorna-Mitchell–Head-of-Developer-Relations-at-Aiven-e14g48d

Thinking Out Loud

AsyncAPI YouTube, July 2021

I had the pleasure of being the first guest on this semi-regular streaming video feature with the AsyncAPI team. We talked about AsyncAPI, how new users can be confused by it all, and what we could change to make it all more approachable.

Go Big with Apache Kafka

Conf42: Golang, June 2021

Bringing Apache Kafka to a Go audience was a fun experience.

View Go Big with Apache Kafka on Notist.

LornaJane Resources

What is DevRel?

3 Ways to Prevent Developer Burnout

Meeting developers in their own communities

Building a DevRel Team

Thinking Out Loud

Go Big with Apache Kafka