Luke Oliff · Developer relations
Developer relations, written down.
I'm Luke Oliff, an engineer and developer relations leader. I write about docs, developer communities, and the craft of making APIs easy to build with. Original posts live here; imported posts live in the archive.
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Time to First Call Now Measures an Agent, Not a DeveloperOriginalTime to first call was the favourite DevRel onboarding number. Now an agent often makes that first call. What the evidence says to measure next.Developer Relations
TIL: TypeScript satisfies Checks Your Object and Keeps Its KeysOriginalThe TypeScript satisfies operator checks an object against a type but keeps its real key names, so a typo in a key becomes a compile error.TIL
DevRel This Week, 2 November: Agents Start 40% of Pull RequestsOriginalDevRel this week, 2 November: agents start 40% of GitHub pull requests, curl makes smaller bug reports public and OpenAI DevDay Exchange reaches London.Developer Relations
Living and Working With ADHD: What It's Like for MeOriginalWhat working with ADHD is like for me: the focus, the speed and the calm in a crisis, what it costs me, and how I work around it to do well.Career
What I Expect From a WorkplaceOriginalWhat I expect from a workplace: the same respect for everyone, words that matter, decisions that stay made, and leaders who can lead as well as ship.Career