But before we go too far back in time, we’ll deal with a very exciting future for mechanical engineers. Flux is amazing - just look at the website. It draws you in and makes you imagine that you, yes you, could BUILD something tangible!
Matthias Wagner
Matthias describes how he and Flux want to become the GitHub of mechanical and electronic engineering. I am here for that. This is a real treat for me to talk to someone as passionate about helping others reuse knowledge and skills of others to propel designs and ideas forward in electronics as I am in software!
Like all great ideas, when you hear it described you wonder why it took so long to be created. Matthias explains about the business journey too, so this is a fascinating talk with a pioneer.
Sandy Dunlop
As if Matthias wasn’t unique enough, we invited Sandy Dunlop back to the podcast. I spoke to Sandy years ago and have always loved the way he thinks about things. This episode is unusual for two treasons: the content is deep in mythology, and I barely speak! Sandy guides us through the advantages of networks and distributed governance structures - and how this can be applied to DevRel and communities.
Have you registered for Wednesday’s online Meetup?
You can register here. And find out more at the Dublin DevRel Meetup’s dedicated site.
This one is going to be energetic. Layered with education. And a dusting of empathy.
Kelly’s talk title is Empathy And Growth Metrics In DevRel. Is this even possible?! When most of us by our own admission haven’t even nailed metrics, now we have to consider empathy - but maybe that’s the answer right there! Perhaps we’re not thinking about metrics the right way!
With a background in Developer Relations, Data Science, and Software Engineering, Kelly has made impactful contributions to high-growth enterprises and start-up companies in the SaaS and EdTech markets. Currently she is the Founder and Executive Director at Sweet Trades, a non-profit focused on helping individuals land living wage jobs, a Senior Software Engineer at a fortune 100 company, and a Data Scientist at a U.S. National Lab. She's a big believer in continuous education, and mentors others in the tech community during her spare time.
Adding energy, Maria Ashby, a former podcast guest with Richard, will present her talk My Journey From Classroom to Cloud. Maria describes it as “it is about my transition from taking a gap semester to working in cloud-native development in just a matter of weeks.”
I’m looking forward to it already! I know the chat is going to light up!