v0.0.5 - Kim Maida

Kim Maida is the Senior Director of Developer Relations (DevRel) at FusionAuth, and a passionate advocate for educating others and leading tech users (usually developers) to success!

Lately she’s been working on a newer concept, architecture-driven authentication. It’s just another way that Kim is working to arm her team with knowledge as well as sharing with the wider community! Keeping app users safe is so important and anyone can use that knowledge regardless of the provider you’re using.

But, how much do users actually need to know? How deeply should DevRel go into sharing what’s inside the black box? There’s definitely a balance to strike.

In this episode, we’ll talk about DevRel (Developer Relations) and how it’s really about educating others, the pros and cons of self-hosted authentication as well as other aspects of this critical infrastructure, architecture-driven auth, the challenge of sharing information in a concise way versus deep dives for different audiences, and miniatures and artisan key caps! 🤩

Your call to action? → Choose to spend your time on things that you care about and you love; don't worry about spending a ton of time and energy learning things that won’t help you feel fulfilled…

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Developer Relations

03:26 Understanding DevRel: Its Pillars and Purpose

06:24 The Role of Education in Developer Relations

10:16 The Importance of User Experience in Auth

13:51 Architecture-Driven Auth: A New Approach

17:43 Bridging the Knowledge Gap in Identity

22:04 Balancing Depth and Accessibility in Documentation

27:47 Exploring Creative Hobbies Beyond Tech

28:01 The Art of Miniatures and Keycaps

31:12 Community Dynamics in Crafting

33:53 Sharing Knowledge: Tutorials and Accessibility

36:46 Balancing Passion and Profit in Crafting

37:55 Returning to Public Speaking and Conferences

39:43 Key Takeaways for Developers and Creators

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All the Good Stuff - Links & More

• LinkedIn

• Architecture-driven auth demos:

  • https://github.com/kmaida/auth-architecture (React)

  • https://github.com/kmaida/auth-architecture-ng (Angular)

• Vittorio Bertocci, who inspired Kim and so many others

• Kim’s website (blog on auth and DevRel)

• Miniatures/keycaps

• YouTube playlist of auth shorts / talks

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Thanks & Gratitude 🙏

🎵 The background music in this episode was created by the amazing Sarah Garlock. You can also find Sarah @sarg_makes_beats on Instagram and TikTok!

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Let’s Connect!

🎧 You can find this podcast episode and more at wip-podcast.com or wherever you enjoy your favorite podcasts.

👩‍💻 I also write a Substack newsletter about things I’m learning at codeOutLoud. You can find me on LinkedIn, YouTube, or take a peek at what I’m up to at mindi.omg.lol.

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