Diversity & Inclusion in Community in 2021 - π§βπ»π₯π 142
Developer Avocados π₯ Weekly
πΊDiversity & Inclusion in Community in 2021 - Lisa-Marie Namphy shared some things communities need to know and do to create inclusive communities in 2021β¦ especially with everything that has happened with the pandemic & remote work.
πΊThe Value of Documentation - Dave Neary is joined by Celeste Horgan and Anne Gentle to discuss the business value that documentation can bring by engaging with technical writers and editors early in the development cycle, and why user and developer documentation is so often an afterthought in open source.
πThe Developer Advocate's Guide to Metrics and Reporting - Kurt Kemple shared the different types of metrics you'll encounter and when to use them, which are trusted and untrusted, and how to build them effectively to support your team's goals.
πWhat is a Developer Advocate? - Karl Hughes spoke with six different Developer Advocates about their jobs, the role, its limitations, and where it fits in modern software businesses.
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πWhy Now Is the Moment to Build A Powerful Customer Community - Bilyana Freye talked about why now is the moment to build powerful communities and, just as importantly, how to get that right.
πΊScaling Community Programs with Limited Resources - Kaitlyn Barnard explored ideas around how to build your community from the ground up as a team of one and where to focus your efforts depending on your community size and resources.
πMy experience speaking at DevRelCon 2021 - RamΓ³n Huidobro shared his experience as a new Developer Advocate speaking at DevRelCon in his first year in the role.
πOn Writing Documentation - Jeremy Friesen looks at writing documentation, commit messages, and tests as a love letter to future self.
π’ A Word From Our Sponsor - Orbit π’
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π CFPs π
π₯Chaos Carnival - https://chaoscarnival.io/
CFP: https://www.papercall.io/chaoscarnival22
Deadline: November 30, 2021
Location: Online
Date: January 27-28, 2022
Code of Conduct: https://www.papercall.io/chaoscarnival22
πPHP UK - https://www.phpconference.co.uk/
CFP: https://www.papercall.io/php-uk-2022
Deadline: November 30, 2021
Location: London, UK
Date: February 16-18, 2022
Code of Conduct: https://www.phpconference.co.uk/conduct/
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