Sam Julien
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.

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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 knowledge for content and my long-term career trajectory. It occurred to me that sharing this strategy mig...

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 for that." I didn't value myself or my knowledge and was ready to ride the "it's great exposure!" trai...

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 apply to online events, you just might to modify them a bit. Look, I get it. A bunch of web develop...

Get Started with Obsidian as a Developer

Apr 28, 202113 min read

Do you ever feel like you have the same ideas or realizations repeatedly? Do you find yourself regularly trying to remember that article someone sent you or that tool you discovered? How about the pain of context-switching? Obsidian has solved all of...

How to Start Doing Dev Rel Right Now

Apr 19, 202115 min read

Many people tell me they consider developer relations their dream job, but they're not sure how to get started. In truth, you don't need a title to get started doing dev rel work and helping the community. In this article, I’m going to teach you how ...

The Counterintuitive Secret to Shipping Better Articles Faster

Apr 5, 20212 min read

Hey there! Thanks for joining me for my talk The Counterintuitive Secret to Shipping Better Articles Faster. Here is the latest version of the slides. You can watch the video here: I've also got a bunch of resources to help you in your content crea...