Sam Julien
Sam Julien

Sam Julien

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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 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

Make your notes incredibly useful.

How to Start Doing Dev Rel Right Now

Apr 19, 202115 min read

You don't need a title to start doing developer relations.

The Counterintuitive Secret to Shipping Better Articles Faster

Apr 5, 20212 min read

Resources from My Talk at Hashnode Bootcamp