Raising Awareness: Using Your Platform for Social Good
summary
Argues that DevRel people must use their platforms to raise awareness and take concrete action rather than just post technical content, claiming silence equals complicity and follower counts don’t measure value. Gives concrete examples: joining a live stream on Baby Developer Show to talk about racism, spotlighting Kai XR and linking its GoFundMe, mentoring through built by girls, donating to The Planetary Society and building demos with NASA APIs. Urges amplifying credible resources, donating time or money, and avoiding performative one-offs.
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chapters (22)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:21About April
- 1:43What Matters Most
- 2:31Developer Relations Community
- 4:01Using Your Platform for Social Good
- 4:37Unspoken Rules
- 5:36Neurotech Lane
- 6:34Social Issues
- 7:09Confusion
- 8:03Point Blank
- 8:34Performative
- 9:53Voice Matters
- 10:50Find a Cause to Support
- 12:03Raise Awareness
- 15:23Taking Action
- 17:15Conclusion
- 18:14Connect with April
- 18:42Imposter Syndrome
- 19:55Its okay to make mistakes
- 23:29Public or private feedback
- 27:24Assume best intentions
- 34:39Knowledge diversity
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