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Heidi Waterhouse

Heidi is a developer advocate at LaunchDarkly. She is passionate about clear communication, humane workplaces, and conference speaking. In her spare time, she sews dresses with pockets.

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Developer Advocate at LaunchDarkly

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Talking about my internalized ableism

#life #personal #ableism #pride
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I think that it isn't just a set of tools, but a set of minds...
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The more money they pay you, the more they respect your opini...
re: Salary Negotiation for People That Hate To Negotiate with Josh Puetz
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You might get rejected out of hand for being unreasonable, sa...
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Don't let them change your salary based on where you live! Yo...
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Yes, but it's complicated, because they're taking on the tax+...
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I start counteroffers like this "hmm. Is there any room for m...
re: Salary Negotiation for People That Hate To Negotiate with Josh Puetz
Talk about industry experience in total.
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Location, location, location: A perennial discussion

#industry #life #wfh
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Book Review: Project to Product, by Mik Kersten

#bookreview #industry
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Lady Conference Speaker: Now More Than Ever

#devadvocacy #ladyconferencespeake #speakerresource #speaking
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Circles of Care in the workplace

#life #carework #ethics
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#ToggleTalk:

#community #devops #toggletalk #monitoring
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#ToggleTalk: Workflows and Team Handoffs

#community #devops #toggletalk #workflow
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Lady Conference Speaker: What to Wear to a Webinar

#devadvocacy #ladyconferencespea #speaking #webinar
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Tea, Not Coffee: DevRel in a Pandemic

#devrel #covid19
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A Day in the Life of DevRel

#devadvocacy #industry #life #uncategorized
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That’s not funny

#life #personal
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Work from home, the Heidi Way

#bestpractices #devadvocacy #life #wfh
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Nevertheless, Heidi Waterhouse Is Technical

#shecoded
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Tell stories, win prizes! Trajectory Conference Contest

#conference #featureflags #trajectoryconf #featureflag
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Conference Organizing: It’s your party

#bestpractices #devadvocacy #industry #ladyconferencespea
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Word of the Year: Equipoise

#devadvocacy #life #2020 #fountainpen
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10 reps, 3x a day: Burnout recovery and PT

#burnout #devadvocacy #life #physicaltherapy
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2020 Technology Forecast: Stickers

#devadvocacy #industry #ladyconferencespea #stickers
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What I learned about my brain from playing 300+ hours of Stardew Valley

#life #add #adhd #burnout
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Like butter across too much bread

#devadvocacy #life #burnout #devrellyfe
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Lady Conference Speaker Food Problems

#devadvocacy #ladyconferencespea #conferencefood #conferences
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What did you think was going to happen?

#life #parenting #philosophy #resiliency
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BuJo Pig

#life #tools #add #adhd
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Lady Conference Speaker Headshot

#ladyconferencespea #speakerresource #speaking #conferences
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Book Review: Strategic Writing for UX by Torrey Podmajersky

#bookreview #technicalcommunicat #ux
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The Lead Developer (London): 12/10 Good Doggo: The Power of Positive Transformation

#speaking #talkwriteup #video #autonomy
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Satiety

#devadvocacy #freelancing #life #advice
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Conferences, Inclusion, and Money

#ladyconferencespea #speaking #conferencespeaking #conferences
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1-inch stickers, big inclusion

#devadvocacy #industry #stickers #devrel
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I’d like to introduce you to…

#bestpractices #devadvocacy #industry #ladyconferencespea
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Book Review: Academic Slide Design by Ann E. Fandrey

#bookreview #ladyconferencespea #speaking
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Stateful Acres Home for the Chronically Unique

#industry #architecture #cloud #hardware
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Lady Conference Speaker: Speaker Bios

#bestpractices #ladyconferencespea #speaking #bio
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Break Orbit, Not Systems – LaunchDarkly’s First Conference

#devadvocacy #launchdarkly #conferences #technologyconferenc
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A Parable of the Polar Vortex

#bestpractices #life #minnesota #releasepreparation
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The Year That Was 2018

#devadvocacy #launchdarkly #life #speaking
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Choose Your Own Deployment

#devadvocacy #launchdarkly #speaking #talkwriteup
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The Art of Booth

#bestpractices #devadvocacy #ladyconferencespea #launchdarkly
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“Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak.” —Rachel Zoe

#bestpractices #devadvocacy #ladyconferencespea #speaking
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My favorite talk of 2018

#industry #talkwriteup #conferencetalk #video
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The naming of cats… or feature flag patterns

#launchdarkly #featureflags #featuretoggles #glossary
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On the Origin of the Speciated Conference

#devadvocacy #industry #launchdarkly #speaking
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Speaker’s Hierarchy of Needs

#bestpractices #devadvocacy #ladyconferencespea #speaking
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Help, I need somebody!

#devadvocacy #ladyconferencespea #launchdarkly #speaking
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On a jet plane…

#devadvocacy #ladyconferencespea #speaking #developeradvocate
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Book Review: Accelerate

#bookreview #devopsdays #review
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This job is all the best parts of going to college

#devadvocacy #life #speaking #career
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Stickers, A Love Story

#bestpractices #speaking #tools #uncategorized
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Saying No, or If This Then Not That

#bestpractices #devadvocacy #speaking #cfps
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Lady Conference Speaker: 14 Travel Tips

#devadvocacy #life #speaking #advice
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My first year, a professional review

#devadvocacy #launchdarkly #life #speaking
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My first year, a personal review

#devadvocacy #launchdarkly #life #anniversary
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Dignity, Always Dignity

#uncategorized
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Construct, Capable, Confident

#speaking #conferencespeaking #conferencetalks
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Praise is a vitamin

#bestpractices #launchdarkly #life #anxiety
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Live-Tweeting for Fame and Fortune

#devadvocacy #speaking #tools #conferencespeaking
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Using Airtable to Manage Conference Submissions

#devadvocacy #speaking #airtable #conferences
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Crosspost: The Recompiler Magazine, Issue 8: Build Your Interviewing Strategy

#crosspost #interviewing #carolsmith
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Documentation for DevOps: A DevOpsDays Open Space Writeup

#bestpractices #talkwriteup #uncategorized
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Slow is smooth, smooth is fast

#life #fountainpen #handwriting #hobby
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