# Community-Messaging Fit

Source: https://leerob.io/blog/community-messaging-fit

## Summary

Lee Robinson describes Developer Relations as the intersection of coding, teaching, and community building, and lists the traits that make a strong DevRel. The role is split into three areas: community, where DevRel run events and stay active where developers gather so the community can share knowledge and become advocates for the product; education, where they write docs, make videos, and build examples; and product, where they translate developer pain into the roadmap. According to the text, a great DevRel loves building, loves writing, is an exceptional engineer, and gives more than they take.

## Article

January 2025Lee Robinson

Developer Relations is the intersection between coding, teaching, and community building. It’s a space where you can take a love for technology, share it with a community, and help others along the way.

What do they do?

Community: DevRel are community builders. They run events and are active wherever the community lives. The community can then ask questions, share knowledge, and grow together. Your community becomes an advocate for your product.

Education: DevRel teach other developers. Writing docs, making videos, and building examples. They spread awareness and educate developers about the product. They must be helpful and honest.

Product: DevRel can play a critical role in shaping the product. They can translate developer pain into the product roadmap. This is more than product documentation. It’s a curiosity for how to improve the developer experience. They must have empathy for developers.

What makes a great DevRel?

You love building.

You love writing.

You are an exceptional engineer and you love learning new technology.

You have a passion for technology and a desire to share it with others.

You enjoy talking about technology, while having empathy for others’ views.

You enjoy helping others. You give more than you take.