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💡 Newskategorie: Programmierung
🔗 Quelle: dev.to
DevRelCon Yokohama was all about meeting amazing people, a lot of learnings, some "this is my first time doing it" and a lot of FUN!
This was my first time speaking in a in-person international conference, I was excited and nervous at the same time. It was a two day conference, happening in Yokohama, Japan. I have been friends with the DevRelCon Tokyo/Yokohama organising team since 2020, I was a speaker for the online edition (also a major reason why I chose my career in DevRel).
Day 1
It was a 7 day trip for me. I arrived two days before the conference, the first day was all about recovering from travel and getting used to the timezone and also, failing badly at eating with a chopstick (What you see in the picture is a baby fork) 👇
Did I mention about meeting Diana? We have been friends for a long time, and this is us meeting for the first time 👇
Aditya Oberai@adityaoberai1Finally, the trio met! 😁13:56 PM - 08 Mar 2023
Day 2
Day 2 started with the jet lag hitting hard, and some surprise meetings! 👇
Aditya Oberai@adityaoberai1The happiest kind of encounters! 😄❤️00:59 AM - 09 Mar 2023
Spent the rest of the day exploring the city, preparing for my talk, and also wrapping up some work.
The day ended with and unofficial speaker dinner and making some takoyaki!
Day 1 of the conference
It was a Friday, thus the conference began mid-day. I took a quick de-tour to the Yokohama station to try the famous "Daifuku" aka "Mochi"
- The conference began with a keynote by Jun Fujita, who explained how the Japanese market works. It was very insightful to learn about the different strategies one can follow to cater to the Japanese market.
- The next talk was by Joel Lord on the topic "Your Job Doesn't Start or End with Your Talk", he mentioned how we (DevRel professionals) can bring back value to our employer. He also talked about the "Pac-man rule", which states to create an empty spot when talking in a group, so that others can join the conversation and feel inclusive. He also mentioned about how important it is for us to take time for self-recharge during conferences.
The third talk was by Harshil Agarwal, on "Employer Branding 101: DevRel Version", he talked about internal advocacy, how internal processes like dogfooding and speaker's program can help.
The next talk was by Kim Maida on "How to Measure (and Communicate) the Business Value of Developer Relations, it was a great talk, super helpful for team leads, you can find it here
The second last talk of the day was by Marino Vijay on "The Path to DevRel", he spoke about public learning, how creating content and being consistent at it, is the secret of being good at it.
- The last talk was by Diana Pham, she spoke about how women in tech are treated (demeaning and unsolicited messages that women receive) and how we can make it stop.
Day 1 of the conference ended with the speaker's dinner
Day 2 of the conference
Day 2 was full-day conference with three tracks and a great speaker line-up.
It started with Takuo Suzuki talking about Developer Ecosystem in Japan, followed by a cool demo on GitHub Copilot, by Damien. We also learnt how Engineer Cafe is fostering Fukuoka's Developer Community.
After lunch, there were power-packed back-to-back sessions, it was hard to decide which one to attend.
The first session I attended was by Caroline Lewko on "Optimizing DX on the Developer Journey Map", the talk was part of her book "Developer Relations" and I was lucky enough to win the book from her through a giveaway.
Haimantika Mitra@haimantikamIt was an honour to meet @CarolineLewko in-person and get the book from the writer herself! 🥰
This book had been on my list for so long, so glad to finally have it- I am going to read it on my way back home!16:01 PM - 11 Mar 2023
Thereafter I attended 7 sessions, got to learn about building a community, how to shape an entire DevRel team from scratch, how to create content and more.
The day ended with my talk on "Creating Massive Communities"
Aditya Oberai@adityaoberai1@HaimantikaM sharing why communities are important and how to create massive communities08:35 AM - 11 Mar 2023
08:24 AM - 11 Mar 2023
Day 5 in Tokyo
On the fifth day, we had an Appwrite meetup in Tokyo where Aditya Oberia from Appwrite and Diana Pham, who is an Appwrite hero, co-presented on building a phone authentication app with Appwrite and Vonage.
Great @appwrite workshop on "Phone Authentication with Appwrite and Vonage"
1. Setting Up Vonage
2. Installing Appwrite
3. Setting the SvelteKit Project
4. Setting up the Appwrite SDK
Full blog post and repo below 👇12:48 PM - 13 Mar 2023
Post the meetup, I explored Tokyo along with Joel. We immersed ourselves in the local culture by dining on authentic Japanese cuisine, while sitting in the traditional seating arrangement.
Day 6 in Tokyo
Out of all the days spent in Japan, the last one was the most unforgettable. Our Appwrite team gathered for a mini meetup and spent the day exploring Disney Sea. The park's enchanting beauty made us feel as if we had stepped into a Disney movie.
Takeaways from the conference
DevRelCon offers an exceptional opportunity to expand one's knowledge and network. Whether you are early in your career or an experienced professional, the conference provides valuable insights for everyone. Learning from experienced peers in your field is a pleasure that cannot be overstated. Personally, I gained a deeper understanding of the role, its variations across different companies and geographies, as well as strategies for building effective content.
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