Building technical communities, with Swyx, Head of Developer Experience at Temporal

The Sourcegraph Podcast

Episode | Podcast

Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0800

<p>Why is building a technical community the most effective moat out there for startups? In this episode, swyx, who runs DevRel at Temporal and co-founded the Svelte Society, joins Beyang Liu, co-founder and CTO of Sourcegraph, to discuss the stress-induced heart palpitations that led him to transition from finance to tech, show how you can harness a willingness to look stupid to become a standout member of your community, and explain why every book should come with a Discord. Along the way, swyx shares some of the ways learning in public has changed his life, including how one blog post earned two job offers.<br /><br />Show notes &amp; transcript: https://about.sourcegraph.com/podcast/swyx/<br /><br />Sourcegraph: about.sourcegraph.com</p>