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# Fostering Developer Education

🎧 Podcast Episode · S1E18April 28, 2021

# Fostering Developer Education

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## how this episode connects together.

Follow AJ from first principles to production-ready architecture.

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**Fostering Developer Education ** is a CodingCat.dev podcast episode featuring Lauren Lee alongside Alex Patterson and Brittney Postma focused on CSS, Career. We sit down with Lauren Lee (LoLoCoding) to talk about fostering developer education. We review how Lauren switched from being a teacher to become the Director of Community at Puppet. 1.18 - Fostering Developer Education with Lauren Lee: https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-18-fostering-developer-education 00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Meet Lauren Lee (LoLoCoding)
01:08 - Making the jump from teacher to coder
06:19 - A whole new world (of development)
07:25 - Ada Developers Academy
09:30 - Making it financially during boot camp
12:07 - Going ba Watch the full video breakdown on [**YouTube**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA) or explore the architectural notes, chapters, and official documentation links below.

## Questions

- What drew you into the bootcamp that really changed you career?
- How did you pick Ada Developers Academy?Was it easier because of their mission to provide women and gender diverse individuals the skills they need?

- How hard was it to get that first job with Amazon on the Kindle Team?
- Were you able to pull from a lot of the skills you learned from teaching and leading as a department chair when you tool the role of Technical Product Manager at GoDaddy?
- What made you want to become a developer educator?
- Was it hard to transition from writing content to managing others writing the content?

## Technical Overview: Fostering Developer Education

1.18 - Fostering Developer Education with Lauren Lee: https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-18-fostering-developer-education 00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Meet Lauren Lee (LoLoCoding)
01:08 - Making the jump from teacher to coder
06:19 - A whole new world (of development)
07:25 - Ada Developers Academy
09:30 - Making it financially during boot camp
12:07 - Going ba

When applying the concepts from **Fostering Developer Education**  in a production codebase, teams working with CSS, Career should align their implementation with the [**MDN CSS Reference**](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS) (Modern layout, Grid, Flexbox, animations, and cascade layers). Structuring your workflow around repeatable patterns, automated verification, and clear separation of concerns helps prevent regressions as your application scales.

### Key Engineering Takeaways

- **Core Topic Focus: ** Practical strategies for CSS, Career covered in "Fostering Developer Education" (We sit down with Lauren Lee (LoLoCoding) to talk about fostering developer education. We review how Lauren switched from being a teacher to become the Director of Community at Puppet).
- **Production Implementation: ** Combine the architectural patterns demonstrated in this podcast with the official [MDN CSS Reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS) for type safety, performance, and long-term maintainability.
- **Hands-On Video Walkthrough: ** Follow along with the live coding demos and discussion on [YouTube (Fostering Developer Education)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA) and subscribe to [CodingCat.dev on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCatDev?sub_confirmation=1) for weekly deep dives.

## Video Chapters & Timestamps

Jump directly to any segment of [**Fostering Developer Education**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA) on YouTube using the timestamped chapters below:

- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): Intro
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): Meet Lauren Lee (LoLoCoding)
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): Making the jump from teacher to coder
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): A whole new world (of development)
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): Ada Developers Academy
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): Making it financially during boot camp
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): Going back to school
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): From Amazon intern to employee
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): Luck favors the prepared
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): Developer advocacy
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): Being a "diversity hire" at Amazon
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): Joining GoDaddy
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): Moving on to Vonage
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): Developer education
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): Mediating between the community and the company...without being a salesperson
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): The heart and mind of a teacher
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): Why should a company hire for developer relations?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): Helping the company to understand developer pain points
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): User testing
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA&t=0s): Purrfect Picks

## Resources, Links & Official Documentation

- **Watch on YouTube: ** [Fostering Developer Education Full Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA) (plus [Subscribe to CodingCat.dev](https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCatDev?sub_confirmation=1))
- **Show Pick: ** [A better way to Gather (picked by Alex Patterson)](https://gather.town/)
- **Show Pick: ** [🥜 goober, a less than 1KB 🎉 css-in-js alternative with a familiar API (picked by Alex Patterson)](https://github.com/cristianbote/gooberd)
- **Show Pick: ** [CSS Generators List, Smashing Magazine (picked by Brittney Postma)](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/03/css-generators/)
- **Show Pick: ** [Frixion Erasable Pens - scroll down on page to view this area (picked by Brittney Postma)](https://a.co/d/3MuKYEf)
- **Show Pick: ** [Mary Thengvall's book The Business Value of Developer Relations: How and Why Technical Communities Are Key To Your Success (picked by Lauren Lee)](https://www.marythengvall.com/devrelbook)
- **Show Pick: ** [Ada Developers Academy (picked by Lauren Lee)](https://adadevelopersacademy.org/)
- [**Lauren Lee Guest Profile & Episodes on CodingCat.dev**](/guest/lauren-lee)
- [**Lauren Lee on GitHub**](https://github.com/laurenelee)
- [**Lauren Lee Official Website**](https://lolocoding.com/)
- [**MDN CSS Reference:**](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS) Modern layout, Grid, Flexbox, animations, and cascade layers
- [**roadmap.sh Developer Career Paths:**](https://roadmap.sh/) Structured engineering skill trees, system design, and career progression

## Related CodingCat.dev Tutorials & Podcast Episodes

- [**Making the Web Easier to Build**](/podcast/2-18-making-the-web-easier-to-build-with-una-kavets): Una Kravets is a DevRel extraordinaire making CSS magic at Google.
- [**What's A Firebase Developer Advocate**](/podcast/what-is-a-firebase-developer-advocate): Discover the latest from Google IO and Firebase with insights from a DevRel engineer. Watch now for developer tips and community highlights to boost your projec...
- [**Storyblok and achieving better Accessibility from Developer Experience**](/podcast/2-44-Storyblok-and-achieving-better-Accessibility-from-Developer-Experience): All about Storyblok and how achieving better A11y can be done through developer experience.

## Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

### What are the main takeaways from Fostering Developer Education?

We sit down with Lauren Lee (LoLoCoding) to talk about fostering developer education. We review how Lauren switched from being a teacher to become the Director of Community at Puppet. 1.18 - Fostering Developer Education with Lauren Lee: https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-18-fostering-developer-education 00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Meet Lauren Lee (LoLoCoding)
01:08 - Making the jump from teacher to coder
06:19 - A whole new world (of development)
07:25 - Ada Developers Academy
09:30 - Making it financially during boot camp
12:07 - Going ba Throughout this podcast, Lauren Lee breaks down real-world implementation details for CSS, Career so developers can apply these patterns directly in production.

### How do you implement CSS best practices in production?

When adopting CSS and Career in a production stack, start by validating your configuration against the [**MDN CSS Reference**](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS) (Modern layout, Grid, Flexbox, animations, and cascade layers). Focus on incremental adoption, automated testing, and observability so your team can measure performance and developer velocity improvements at each stage.

### Where can I watch the full Fostering Developer Education walkthrough and find related code resources?

You can watch the complete video session for [**Fostering Developer Education**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmDZM9kdHA) on the [**CodingCat.dev YouTube channel**](https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCatDev?sub_confirmation=1). For a deeper dive into CSS, check out our related guide: [**Making the Web Easier to Build**](/podcast/2-18-making-the-web-easier-to-build-with-una-kavets).

## ✏️ Episode Summary

1.18 - Fostering Developer Education with Lauren Lee: https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-18-fostering-developer-education

00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Meet Lauren Lee (LoLoCoding)
01:08 - Making the jump from teacher to coder
06:19 - A whole new world (of development)
07:25 - Ada Developers Academy
09:30 - Making it financially during boot camp
12:07 - Going ba

## episode picks.

### 🐾 Alex Patterson

- [A better way to Gather](https://gather.town/)
- [🥜 goober, a less than 1KB 🎉 css-in-js alternative with a familiar API](https://github.com/cristianbote/gooberd)

### 🐾 Brittney Postma

- [CSS Generators List, Smashing Magazine](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/03/css-generators/)
- [Frixion Erasable Pens - scroll down on page to view this area](https://a.co/d/3MuKYEf)

### 🐾 Lauren Lee

- [Mary Thengvall's book The Business Value of Developer Relations: How and Why Technical Communities Are Key To Your Success](https://www.marythengvall.com/devrelbook)
- [Ada Developers Academy](https://adadevelopersacademy.org/)

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