Developer Advocacy, Career Hack and Content Creation - Issue #8
Hello 👋
Happy New Year from all of us at DevRelCom Africa. “But we’re in February already” Yes we know! But better late than never, right?
A little word of encouragement to start the year: Be daring, be audacious, and be willing to take huge risks that will make a positive impact. Let this year bring out the best part of you no one has seen before.
This is the first newsletter edition for the year and it is filled with lots of resources that will help kickstart your year.
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The Content Creator's Path to Developer Advocacy
Dillion Megida is a Software Engineer, Content Creator, and Developer Advocate at Adyen. In my conversation with Dillion, He shared a lot about how he’s simplifying web technologies one video at a time through his passion for content creation. Read more about it.
Interesting Nuggets From Around The Internet 🌍
Navigating the job market these days is very hard. This tweet provides clear guidance on how to get the best outcomes when applying for jobs amidst the fierce competition. Read more…
Preparing for an interview and you don’t know what to look out for? This thread shares very important tips and questions to engage your interviewer. Read more…
Featured Resources 🏅
How to Have An Effective Screening Call: Sometimes technical skills are not enough to help you land your dream role. Leaving a good impression on hiring managers can also influence their decision-making — Olumide Aderinwale
Developer Conferences Agenda: If you’re looking to speak at more technical conferences this year you should check out this website that helps you find upcoming events happening worldwide.
Open Source Events: This GitHub repository is a collection of open-source events and conferences happening in 2024.
How to Structure Documentation using the Diataxis Framework: This article explains how you can structure your documentation using the popular Diataxis framework — Techwriters Hub
A Guidebook to Software Technical Writing: This book covers various topics, including the role of a technical writer, writing clear content, structuring documentation knowledge bases, and collaborating with organizations to improve documentation — James Gallagher
Events and CFPs
📌 DjangoCon Europe 2024
📆 June 5th - 7th, 2024
📍 Hybrid(Spain and Online)
Register to Attend | Apply to Speak
📌 Open Source Day
📆 March 7th - 8th, 2024
📍 Hybrid(Italy and Online)
Register to Attend | Apply to Speak
📌 Open Source North
📆 June 5th,2024
📍 In person (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
Apply to Speak
📌 Open Source Day
📆 March 7th - 8th, 2024
📍 Hybrid(Italy and Online)
Register to Attend | Apply to Speak
Job Opportunities
Trivia for the day 💡
Theme: Javascript
Quotes of the Day 💬
“A new day, another opportunity to be world class!” — Prosper Otemuyiwa
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill
Until Next Time
And that's all we have for you in this issue of "Develop by DevRelCom Africa" newsletter. We hope you've enjoyed this edition and are looking forward to the next one. Until then, remember always to keep an open mind.
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