---
title: "The Value of DevRel and Contributing to Open Source Initiatives"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-value-of-devrel-and-contributing-to-open-source-initiatives-publ5e6xq
source_url: https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/contributing-open-source-initiatives/
type: article
source: "InfoQ"
published: 2024-05-03T09:05:52.535Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:28:18.744Z
tags: ["open-source", "kubernetes", "community", "cloud-native", "devrel"]
reading_time: 20
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# The Value of DevRel and Contributing to Open Source Initiatives

**[InfoQ](https://daily.dev/sources/infoq)** · 20 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

The post discusses the role of developer relations and the importance of contributing to the open-source community. It emphasizes the need for a mix of technical and community skills in developer relations roles and highlights the significance of understanding the needs of developers and providing easy-to-use tools and documentation for a good developer experience. The post also mentions the effectiveness of self-organizing and well-governed open source communities, and highlights that success in open source extends beyond code contributors to include non-coding roles.

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Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#kubernetes](https://daily.dev/tags/kubernetes), [#community](https://daily.dev/tags/community), [#cloud-native](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud-native), [#devrel](https://daily.dev/tags/devrel)

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