Wesley Faulkner
Co-Host of Community Pulse
Wesley Faulkner is a first-generation American, public speaker, and podcaster. He is a founding member of the government transparency group Open Austin and a staunch supporter of racial justice, workplace equity, and neurodiversity. His professional experience spans technology from AMD, Atlassian, Dell, IBM, and MongoDB. Wesley currently works as a Head of Community at SingleStore, and serves on the board for SXSW.
Wesley Faulkner has hosted 61 Episodes.
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Defining Your Role Before Someone Else Does (Ep 81)
August 10th, 2023 | 39 mins 22 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
As we learned in Ep79, “How We Broke DevRel as an Industry”, sometimes the people in charge may not know how to set you up for success. The tasks you’re expected to do can take you away from your core focus. In today’s episode, we’ll talk through how to define your role and defend your team against that very real possibility of being tasked with items that don’t belong within your purview.
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How We Broke DevRel as an Industry (Ep 79)
June 9th, 2023 | 33 mins 5 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Over the course of its history, DevRel has changed and evolved, both in the day-to-day responsibilities but also in the identify of what DevRel is.
External influences as well as internal influences have changed the definitions, expectations, and roles within DevRel, for better and for worse. in this episode, we’ll talk about, what’s working, what’s not working, and how we can move forward to a future where DevRel makes sense.
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Change is Good? (Ep 78)
May 9th, 2023 | 49 mins 36 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
There have been many hot takes and subtweets about the positive and negative connotations of having a robust list of companies on one’s DevRel resume. Is it a sign of success or a signal that things are more fluid than outsiders might assume? Let’s touch down on a touchy topic - DevRel Job Hopping!
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After Pulse: Suddenly Unemployed
March 31st, 2023 | 15 mins 24 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Listen in as PJ and Wesley process their conversation with Erin, PJ Metz, and Jared and the changes in the tech employment landscape over the last few months.
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Suddenly Unemployed (Ep 77)
March 20th, 2023 | 47 mins 13 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
We’ve seen a lot of strange habits when it comes to hiring DevRel folks over the past few years. But recently, a surprising phenomenon has occurred: a large-scale layoff or re-org leading to many folks in DevRel being suddenly unemployed. What are the knock-on effects we can expect from this? What are folks impacted by this doing as next steps?
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After Pulse: Let's Chat About AI
March 1st, 2023 | 19 mins 38 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Wes and Jason talk through some of the nuance around using AI in devrel, including how it can benefit us and areas to be cautious in.
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Let's Chat About AI (Ep 76)
February 24th, 2023 | 41 mins 50 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
As the world of Artificial Intelligence continues to evolve,it's increasingly evident that AI tools are rapidly changing the way we work in Developer Relations & Community Building. How do we make sure AI is used ethically and responsibly? And what impact will it have on the future of not only DevRel, but software development in general? Join us as we explore the exciting world of AI in Developer Relations on this episode of "The Community Pulse".
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So Long, 2022 (and Hello, 2023)! (Ep 74)
December 14th, 2022 | 35 mins 33 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
We’re somehow already at the end of 2022, which means it’s time for another end-of-year wrap-up from your Community Pulse hosts! Thanks so much to all of you who have listened (and participated!) as we’ve explored topics from content to speaking, Developer Experience, DevRel strategy, and more. Join Mary, Jason, PJ, and Wesley as we talk about some of the trends we noticed during 2022 and what we think might happen in 2023.
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After Pulse: DevRel Beyond Developers
November 28th, 2022 | 14 mins 47 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Jason, Mary, PJ and Wesley further the discussion on devrel communities and how we can serve our changing scope of user.
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DevRel Beyond Developers (Ep 73)
November 16th, 2022 | 46 mins 51 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
These days, some DevRel teams advocate for, evangelize to, and create communities for SREs, Enterprise Architects, students, or decision-makers in early-stage startups, in addition to low-code or citizen developers.
While these people may fall outside of the traditional developer persona, many DevRel teams are looking to support these people who are using our technology for one-off solutions to their problems. We’re interested in learning more about whether this changes the scope of DevRel, and if so, how.
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After Pulse: Developer Experience
November 2nd, 2022 | 13 mins 38 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Mary, Wes and PJ spend time considering their conversation with Amara and Kurt and the implications for a great developer experience.
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Where do you get started with Developer Experience? (Ep 72)
October 26th, 2022 | 42 mins 46 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Developer Experience (DX) has been a buzzword for the past few years and it’s only growing in popularity. But what is it exactly, and how is it different from Developer Relations or Developer Advocacy? Also, when we say “Developer Experience” is everyone actually referring to the same topic? Or are there multiple approaches?
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After Pulse: DevRel Survey 2022
October 7th, 2022 | 15 mins 41 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Our hosts continue to reflect on the results of this year's DevRel survey and provide further insights into the data and the industry.
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DevRel Survey 2022 (Ep 71)
September 30th, 2022 | 36 mins 28 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
By the varied nature of everything that falls under the umbrella of Developer Relations, it can be difficult to get down to the trends and movements of everything we do. Add to that the bespoke nature of many DevRel programs, and we really need to work to discover what’s happening in the world we live and work in. Fortunately, a survey was done, and in this episode we will discover some of the results and find out a bit of the why we do what we do when we say we do DevRel.
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After Pulse: Rediscovering In-Person Conferences
August 24th, 2022 | 16 mins 29 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Our hosts reflect on their conversation in Episode 70 with Kerri and Jeff and cover key takeaways on in-person conferences and their role in DevRel.
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Rediscovering In-Person Conferences (Ep 70)
August 10th, 2022 | 41 mins 53 secs
community management, developer experience, developer relations, devrel
Before the pandemic, we, as DevRel practitioners, focused most of our speaking efforts on in-person events. Now we have the option of speaking at in-person, virtual, and hybrid conferences. With this experience now in our rearview, let’s look ahead to rediscovering what the advantages are and what we get out of in-person events knowing what the other side looks like.