THE SECRET LIFE OF

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DEV-RELs

Wonder what they do all day?

Liran tal & snyk     

presents

in Big-web-theory meetup

july 28 2021

THE SECRET LIFE OF

liran_tal

DEV-RELs

Wonder what they do all day?

Liran tal & snyk     

presents

in cityjs conference

July 8 2021

THE SECRET LIFE OF

Liran tal

Developer Advocate at Snyk

liran_tal

DEV-RELs

Wonder what
they do all day?

@liran_tal
github.com/lirantal

Liran Tal

Developer Advocate

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Liran tal

Developer Advocate @Snyk

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THE SECRET LIFE OF DEV-RELs

THE SECRET LIFE OF DEV-RELs

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Liran tal

Developer Advocate @Snyk

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THE SECRET LIFE OF DEV-RELs

Liran tal

Developer Advocate @Snyk

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THE SECRET LIFE OF DEVRELS

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Liran tal

Developer Advocate @Snyk

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THE SECRET LIFE OF DEV-RELs

THE SECRET LIFE OF DEVRELS

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Liran tal     

🌟 github star

🥑 developer advocate at snyk

🤓 web & node.js security activist

github.com/lirantal
@liran_tal

Liran tal     

🌟 github star

🥑 developer advocate at snyk

🤓 web & node.js security activist

github.com/lirantal
@liran_tal

🥑 developer advocate at snyk

Developer relations (aka DevRel)

Developer Advocates

Experience

Evangelists

@liran_tal

@liran_tal

Developer relations (aka DevRel)

the role of the developer advocate is to help get software developers excited about building on top of your product

by @jkriggins on https://thenewstack.io/devrel-and-the-increasing-popularity-of-the-developer-advocate

@liran_tal

engaging with developers to
build and increase meaningful interactions

Developer relations (aka DevRel)

Developer relations (aka DevRel)

Defining Developer Relations by Amir Shevat: https://maxkatz.org/2020/01/16/how-to-measure-developer-relations-devrel-meetup-recap

@liran_tal

Developer Relation is like the force -
you can't see it and can't feel it,
you just have to believe it.

 

Phil Leggetter, Vonage.

@liran_tal

what do devreLS DO all day ?

@liran_tal

What my Developer friends think I do

@liran_tal

What my colleagues think I do

@liran_tal

What my wife thinks I do

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What I actually DO

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converting to devrel is very confusing

@liran_tal

Travel & timezones

Master of Time and space

@liran_tal

@liran_tal

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

@liran_tal

The state of open source security

source: https://snyk.io/stateofossecurity

@liran_tal

The state of open source security

source: https://twitter.com/github/status/1154119161997594626

@liran_tal

The state of open source security

 

connects to business impact

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The state of open source security

source: https://twitter.com/ericabrescia/status/1189108860365217792

@liran_tal

Always connected

@liran_tal

source: https://snyk.io/blog/malicious-remote-code-execution-backdoor-discovered-in-the-popular-bootstrap-sass-ruby-gem

TIMELY SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

@liran_tal

TIMELY SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

@liran_tal

putting the developer in
developer advocate

@liran_tal

source: https://www.github.com/lirantal/is-website-vulnerable

quickly find security vulnerabilities in javascript libraries

@liran_tal

source: https://www.github.com/lirantal/is-website-vulnerable

quickly find security vulnerabilities in javascript libraries

⭐️ 1,700 stars

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INSPIRING others

@liran_tal

@liran_tal

source: https://www.github.com/lirantal/is-website-vulnerable

@liran_tal

source: https://www.github.com/lirantal/is-website-vulnerable

@liran_tal

source: https://www.github.com/lirantal/is-website-vulnerable

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source: https://www.github.com/lirantal/is-website-vulnerable

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engineering blogs

@liran_tal

engineering blogs

source: https://snyk.io/blog/introducing-experimental-integrity-policies-to-node-js

@liran_tal

research advocacy

@liran_tal

web api and machine learning research

source: https://twitter.com/devdevcharlie/status/1208841430623375360

@liran_tal

security research

source: https://twitter.com/devdevcharlie/status/1208841430623375360
  • Node.js Foundation Security WG

  • axios Denial of Service exploit

  • lodash prototype pollution security vulnerability

  • lockfile-lint

Community engagement

  • Meetups

  • Blogs:

    • Dev.to

    • infoq

the Devrel Spectrum
of engagement and value

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connected to users and their pain

@liran_tal

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src: https://snyk.io/blog/10-best-practices-to-containerize-nodejs-web-applications-with-docker/

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src: https://github.com/Zooz/express-ajv-swagger-validation/pull/69

something looks odd ...

@liran_tal

@liran_tal

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listening to userS

and being empathic

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listening to users

  • Show questions about users asking about patches - Omer from Soluto with dockerifle

  • Another user who asked
     

=>leads to writing a blog about patches

empathy != sympathy

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PAIN

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PAIN

sympathy

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PAIN

sympathy

empathy

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listening to users

awareness tbd

  • O'Reilly's Serverless Security

Is Devrel a good fit for me

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the reversed comfort zone

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comfort zone

feel safe

in control

@liran_tal

comfort zone

fear zone

feel safe

in control

find excuses

lack of confidence

@liran_tal

comfort zone

fear zone

learning
zone

feel safe

in control

find excuses

lack of confidence

acquire new
skills

deal with
challenges

@liran_tal

comfort zone

fear zone

learning
zone

growth
zone

feel safe

in control

find excuses

lack of confidence

acquire new
skills

deal with
challenges

set new goals

find purpose

@liran_tal

comfort zone

fear zone

learning
zone

growth
zone

feel safe

in control

find excuses

lack of confidence

acquire new
skills

deal with
challenges

set new goals

find purpose

@liran_tal

Isn't devrel just marketing?

making an impact?

@liran_tal

1.01  = 37.8

365

1.01

@liran_tal

 

sharing, empathy, collaborative

DEVREL AWAY!

Liran tal

Developer Advocate @Snyk

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Copy of The Secret Life of DevRels

By Liran Tal

Copy of The Secret Life of DevRels

What do Developer Advocates do all day long besides hanging out on twitter? I will share my own experience of day to day activities from my first year as a DevRel in 2019. Let's take a peek at the Secret Life of DevRels

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