Goodebye Forever Probably: Why I’m leaving developer relations

mproud

Headline typo

stavros

On birds, nature, and being carefree The good parts of DevRel The difficult parts of DevRel Arbitrary measures of success Fighting to be valued and justify my existence On being the face of a company AI is killing developer education What’s next for me It took me quite a bit of time to realise this wasn't modern poetry, but the TOC.

zulux

Man, I’m out of touch. I grew up when tech was us nerds making things. Value was in building things and solving problems. Not in vague connection, curated vulnerability, or coordinating other coordinators.

the_real_cher

How come theres no x-relations in other jobs? You never hear about Nurse Relations or Mechanic Relations.

carimura

there seems to be a lot of burnout from folks who have been in tech for a decent stretch, not just devrel. AI is an accelerant but not the only reason. probably the "power swap" as well as money has stopped pouring into hiring and jobs are more scare now and for the first time in, ever (?), employers have more leverage.

jazzpush2

A lot of DevRel seems to fail/get a poor reputation because the individual seems more focused on making themselves the center of attention/launching their influencer career versus actually trying to help others use their product. This seems more true the more prestigious the company you work for is, as you get free prestige without having gone through the grind to get in as a SWE/Researcher.

greygoo222

Has anyone ever heard of this person? Why did this get posted?