Building a Flourishing Technical Community - Lessons from Delta Lake

Explore key strategies for building and growing a thriving technical community in this 30-minute conference talk by Denny Lee from Databricks and Carly Akerly from the Linux Foundation. Learn how Delta Lake's LinkedIn following skyrocketed to nearly 20,000 in under a year through balanced technical and marketing engagement. Discover the importance of prioritizing developers' career growth, fostering personal branding within the community, and embracing diversity in open-source collaboration. Gain insights into effective management practices, including partnering with the Linux Foundation for non-technical aspects of community growth. Examine metrics and OKRs used to enhance global outreach and individual collaborations in technical communities.

Focusing on the Developer and Partnering with the Linux Foundation Helps..- Denny Lee & Carly Akerly