Sam Julien
Sam Julien

Sam Julien

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Professional gate-opener. Author of Getting Started in Developer Relations and the Developer Microskills newsletter.

Re-Purposing Day Job Work to Make Career Moves

Aug 6, 20217 min read

Last week, I passed the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam (hooray!). I've had a very specific strategy for learning AWS at work and re-purposing that...

When and How to Charge for Your Content

Jun 11, 202113 min read

When I was first getting started with content and consulting, I had several friends tell me "you should charge for that" or "you should charge more...

The Painfully Shy Developer's Guide to Networking for a Better Job (Without Being Creepy)

May 19, 202118 min read

Note: I wrote this article a few years ago pre-COVID, so it focuses on in-person events. Don't worry though! All of the philosophies and tactics still...

Get Started with Obsidian as a Developer

Apr 28, 202113 min read

Make your notes incredibly useful. · Do you ever feel like you have the same ideas or realizations repeatedly? Do you find yourself regularly trying to...

How to Start Doing Dev Rel Right Now

Apr 19, 202115 min read

You don't need a title to start doing developer relations. · Many people tell me they consider developer relations their dream job, but they're not sure...

The Counterintuitive Secret to Shipping Better Articles Faster

Apr 5, 20212 min read

Resources from My Talk at Hashnode Bootcamp · Hey there! Thanks for joining me for my talk The Counterintuitive Secret to Shipping Better Articles...