Reducing Onboarding Friction for Developers with Jordan Violet and Colin McKibben

On this episode of The State of Developer Education, Jordan Violet, Head of Developer Relations, and Colin McKibben, Developer Advocate at SailPoint, discuss how DevRel professionals can improve the developer experience. Together, they emphasize the importance of documentation, tooling, and community in reducing developer friction and increasing product adoption. The episode also delves into the "Developer's Hierarchy of Needs" , a framework created by Colin and Jordan for DevRel teams inspired by Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

In this episode of The State of Developer Education, Jon is joined by Jordan Violet, Head of Developer Relations at SailPoint, and Colin McKibben, Developer Advocate for Workflows and Event Triggers at SailPoint.

Jordan and Colin share the pivotal moments on their journeys into DevRel that shaped their passions for programming and developer relations. Throughout the conversation, they highlight the unequivocal need for frictionless onboarding experiences coupled with uninhibited, open access to resources in developer education. They further introduce their conceptual framework, the Developer’s Hierarchy of Needs, demonstrating its utility as a tool for fostering a positive, enriching developer experience.

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