--- title: "Discussion on \"A short informal introduction to Developer Relations\" | Hashnode" description: "Discussion on \"A short informal introduction to Developer Relations\". When you think of companies that build products that can be built on or used by developers (see Flutterwave ) or communities that work directly with developers (see Open Source Community Africa ) or even organisations that build APIs for public consu..." url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/a-short-informal-introduction-to-developer-relations/5ffb058aa538d00135155904" --- [Feed](https://hashnode.com/feed) / Discussion # [A short informal introduction to Developer Relations](https://devlogic.acekyd.com/a-short-informal-introduction-to-developer-relations?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) When you think of companies that build products that can be built on or used by developers (see Flutterwave ) or communities that work directly with developers (see Open Source Community Africa ) or even organisations that build APIs for public consu... Jan 10, 2021 · 8 min read · devlogic.acekyd.com Read the article - [#developer-relations](https://hashnode.com/tag/developer-relations) - [#developer](https://hashnode.com/tag/developer) - [#developer-tools](https://hashnode.com/tag/developer-tools) ## Written by [Adewale Abati](https://hashnode.com/@acekyd) @acekyd · Lagos, Nigeria [View profile](https://hashnode.com/@acekyd) Developer Advocate & Web Engineer ## Responses 4 Markdown supported · ⌘↵ to post [Amarachi Johnson](https://hashnode.com/@amarachukwu) [Jan 24, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-short-informal-introduction-to-developer-relations/5ffb058aa538d00135155904/comment/600dcb393fdbb7412625ff75) This is the most well-detailed and beginner friendly article I've ever read on Dev Advocacy. It's a field I'm actually looking to get in, as I have quite a number of the skills required, but one - Years of technical experience. This is something I'm currently working on. But I'd also want to know how possible it is for a junior developer to land a dev advocacy role. Does this happen quite often, or rarely? Is this a role reserved for mainly senior engineers? Thank you. [Adewale Abati](https://hashnode.com/@acekyd) [Jan 24, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-short-informal-introduction-to-developer-relations/5ffb058aa538d00135155904/comment/600dcb393fdbb7412625ff75#reply-600e01043fdbb7412626019f) Hey Amarachi, I'm glad you found this useful. I believe it's possible for a junior developer to land a dev advocacy role. But I'd recommend joining a team where you can work with others as part of the advocacy team. This will provide an opportunity for you to grow and learn at your own pace. All the best! [Amarachi Johnson](https://hashnode.com/@amarachukwu) [Jan 25, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-short-informal-introduction-to-developer-relations/5ffb058aa538d00135155904/comment/600dcb393fdbb7412625ff75#reply-600eb82c3fdbb74126260c7f) Thank you [Adewale Abati](https://hashnode.com/@acekyd) [Edidiong Asikpo (Didi)](https://hashnode.com/@didicodes) [Jan 11, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-short-informal-introduction-to-developer-relations/5ffb058aa538d00135155904/comment/5ffcd357457644085faf0528) For an introductory guide, this article is very insightful and gives a very clear overview of exactly what DevRel is all about. This will ve very useful to a lot of people. Love it! [Adewale Abati](https://hashnode.com/@acekyd) [Jan 24, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-short-informal-introduction-to-developer-relations/5ffb058aa538d00135155904/comment/5ffcd357457644085faf0528#reply-600dff913b349540feb9f58b) Glad you enjoyed it, thank you! [Idris Olubisi](https://hashnode.com/@olanetsoft) [Jan 10, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-short-informal-introduction-to-developer-relations/5ffb058aa538d00135155904/comment/5ffb8365aa5c467fe1559edd) Thanks for sharing 👍 [Adewale Abati](https://hashnode.com/@acekyd) [Jan 24, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-short-informal-introduction-to-developer-relations/5ffb058aa538d00135155904/comment/5ffb8365aa5c467fe1559edd#reply-600dff9d3b349540feb9f58f) Thank you for reading. [Oluyomi Olushola Michael](https://hashnode.com/@Oluyomi-Olushola) [Jan 10, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-short-informal-introduction-to-developer-relations/5ffb058aa538d00135155904/comment/5ffb1e5baa5c467fe1559957) 🤣🤣 To submit the assignment 😶 Companies like Google that provide Api's for different products across the world would need a Developer Relations too. --- Thanks alot for this write-up... It really cleared alot of assumptions I had initially. Thanks for sharing some of the people you worked with along the way. Are we free to follow them up too? [Adewale Abati](https://hashnode.com/@acekyd) [Jan 10, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-short-informal-introduction-to-developer-relations/5ffb058aa538d00135155904/comment/5ffb1e5baa5c467fe1559957#reply-5ffb6238aa5c467fe1559dc4) Awesome! I'm glad you found it helpful. I'll recommend following up on their work before reaching out to them so it can indeed be actionable feedback. [Oluyomi Olushola Michael](https://hashnode.com/@Oluyomi-Olushola) [Jan 10, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-short-informal-introduction-to-developer-relations/5ffb058aa538d00135155904/comment/5ffb1e5baa5c467fe1559957#reply-5ffb7e4faa5c467fe1559ebd) I'll do just that. Thanks once again boss [Adewale Abati](https://hashnode.com/@acekyd)