Heidi WaterhouseChoose Your Own DeploymentI love the aha moment people get when they grasp a concept. It’s a lot of what gives me energy about this job. Being there to help people…Jan 22, 2019Jan 22, 2019
Heidi WaterhouseThis job is all the best parts of collegeI used to say that technical writing is an endless series of research papers, and if I had realized that when I started doing it, I might…Oct 9, 2018Oct 9, 2018
Heidi WaterhouseStickers, A Love StoryWhen I was in elementary school, I won a science fair, and travelled to the far-off land of Moscow, Idaho for the state competition. While…Aug 23, 20183Aug 23, 20183
Heidi WaterhouseSaying No, or If This Then Not ThatI had to say no to a conference I would have loved to speak at today. I’ve had to say no to several conference speaking offers this year…Aug 8, 2018Aug 8, 2018
Heidi WaterhouseLady Conference Speaker: 14 travel tipsI was talking to a fellow ladyish conference speaker, and I reeled off a list of my travel tips as they pertain to people who are working…Aug 7, 20182Aug 7, 20182
Heidi WaterhouseMy first year, a professional reviewA bit over a year ago, I applied to a startup. I’d never been a developer advocate before, and I wasn’t sure what the job actually…Aug 1, 2018Aug 1, 2018
Heidi WaterhouseMy first year, a personal reviewI woke up to a cheery email today telling me that a quarter of my stock options had vested. That means I’ve been with LaunchDarkly a whole…Aug 1, 2018Aug 1, 2018
Heidi WaterhouseDignity, Always DignityOne of the interesting parts of being a semi-public figure by doing DevRel is that it makes you think a lot about how you look to other…Jul 30, 20181Jul 30, 20181
Heidi WaterhouseinCapital One TechAPI Hospitality: Welcoming Developers with DocumentationHospitality is the art of making guests feel welcome. So how do you work API Hospitality into the forefront of your documentation?Jul 30, 2018Jul 30, 2018
Heidi WaterhouseConstruct, Capable, ConfidentI can’t make it parallel. I tried. We just have to live with an imperfect world of non-parallel headline items.Jul 12, 2018Jul 12, 2018
