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.

Twin Cities, MN Joined on Mar 8, 2017 https://heidiwaterhouse.com

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Developer Advocate at LaunchDarkly

Heidi Waterhouse

Oct 5 '21

When you stare into the blank page, it stares back at you

#docsfordevs #personal #writing #book

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Let's stop fooling ourselves. What we call CI/CD is actually only CI.

I think when we're talking about this, it's really useful to ...

Oct 29 '20

Why are you afraid of DevOps?

I think that it isn't just a set of tools, but a set of minds...

Jul 25 '20

Salary Negotiation for People That Hate To Negotiate with Josh Puetz

The more money they pay you, the more they respect your opini...

Jul 23 '20

Salary Negotiation for People That Hate To Negotiate with Josh Puetz

Yes, unfortunately. But if they're jerks about that, you like...

Jul 23 '20

Salary Negotiation for People That Hate To Negotiate with Josh Puetz

You might get rejected out of hand for being unreasonable, sa...

Jul 23 '20

Salary Negotiation for People That Hate To Negotiate with Josh Puetz

Don't let them change your salary based on where you live! Yo...

Jul 23 '20

Salary Negotiation for People That Hate To Negotiate with Josh Puetz

Yes, but it's complicated, because they're taking on the tax+...

Jul 23 '20

Salary Negotiation for People That Hate To Negotiate with Josh Puetz

I start counteroffers like this "hmm. Is there any room for m...

Jul 23 '20

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Heidi Waterhouse

Aug 30 '21

In which I am cranky about the urban/rural divide

#bestpractices #industry #life #personal

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jun 8 '21

Lady Conference Speaker: Home Studio Edition

#devadvocacy #ladyconferencespeake #personal #speakerresource

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Heidi Waterhouse

May 24 '21

Semantic meaning is everywhere

#devadvocacy #ladyconferencespeake #speakerresource #speaking

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Heidi Waterhouse

Mar 23 '21

Your DevRel pipeline

#devadvocacy #industry #devrel #pipeline

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jan 8 '21

Extremely Online People

#devadvocacy #industry #life #uncategorized

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jan 8 '21

The University of YouTube

#life #speakerresource #speaking #teaching

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jan 8 '21

From the editorial scrap heap

#personal #writing #chaosengineering #disasterplanning

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Heidi Waterhouse

Dec 1 '20

Sharpen the axe with personas

#bestpractices #tools #writing #audience

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Heidi Waterhouse

Oct 26 '20

Ergonomics in my middle ages

#life #wfh #a11y #ergonomics

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Heidi Waterhouse

Aug 21 '20

Talking about my internalized ableism

#life #personal #ableism #pride

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jul 28 '20

Location, location, location: A perennial discussion

#industry #life #wfh

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jul 13 '20

Book Review: Project to Product, by Mik Kersten

#bookreview #industry

6 min read

Heidi Waterhouse

Jul 9 '20

Lady Conference Speaker: Now More Than Ever

#devadvocacy #ladyconferencespeake #speakerresource #speaking

7 min read

Heidi Waterhouse

Jun 26 '20

Circles of Care in the workplace

#life #carework #ethics

5 min read

Heidi Waterhouse for LaunchDarkly

May 21 '20

#ToggleTalk:

#community #devops #toggletalk #monitoring

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Heidi Waterhouse for LaunchDarkly

May 19 '20

#ToggleTalk: Workflows and Team Handoffs

#community #devops #toggletalk #workflow

5 min read

Heidi Waterhouse

May 19 '20

Lady Conference Speaker: What to Wear to a Webinar

#devadvocacy #ladyconferencespea #speaking #webinar

10 min read

Heidi Waterhouse for LaunchDarkly

May 7 '20

Tea, Not Coffee: DevRel in a Pandemic

#devrel #covid19

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Heidi Waterhouse

Apr 30 '20

A Day in the Life of DevRel

#devadvocacy #industry #life #uncategorized

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Heidi Waterhouse

Mar 27 '20

That’s not funny

#life #personal

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Heidi Waterhouse

Mar 12 '20

Work from home, the Heidi Way

#bestpractices #devadvocacy #life #wfh

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Heidi Waterhouse

Mar 7 '20

Nevertheless, Heidi Waterhouse Is Technical

#shecoded

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Heidi Waterhouse for LaunchDarkly

Mar 2 '20

Tell stories, win prizes! Trajectory Conference Contest

#conference #featureflags #trajectoryconf #featureflag

3 min read

Heidi Waterhouse

Feb 19 '20

Conference Organizing: It’s your party

#bestpractices #devadvocacy #industry #ladyconferencespea

5 min read

Heidi Waterhouse

Feb 6 '20

Word of the Year: Equipoise

#devadvocacy #life #2020 #fountainpen

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jan 27 '20

10 reps, 3x a day: Burnout recovery and PT

#burnout #devadvocacy #life #physicaltherapy

3 min read

Heidi Waterhouse

Jan 20 '20

2020 Technology Forecast: Stickers

#devadvocacy #industry #ladyconferencespea #stickers

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jan 6 '20

What I learned about my brain from playing 300+ hours of Stardew Valley

#life #add #adhd #burnout

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Heidi Waterhouse

Dec 6 '19

Like butter across too much bread

#devadvocacy #life #burnout #devrellyfe

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Heidi Waterhouse

Sep 16 '19

Lady Conference Speaker Food Problems

#devadvocacy #ladyconferencespea #conferencefood #conferences

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jul 28 '19

What did you think was going to happen?

#life #parenting #philosophy #resiliency

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jul 20 '19

BuJo Pig

#life #tools #add #adhd

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jul 20 '19

Lady Conference Speaker Headshot

#ladyconferencespea #speakerresource #speaking #conferences

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jul 15 '19

Book Review: Strategic Writing for UX by Torrey Podmajersky

#bookreview #technicalcommunicat #ux

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jul 15 '19

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

#speaking #talkwriteup #video #autonomy

1 min read

Heidi Waterhouse

Jul 9 '19

Satiety

#devadvocacy #freelancing #life #advice

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Heidi Waterhouse

May 21 '19

Conferences, Inclusion, and Money

#ladyconferencespea #speaking #conferencespeaking #conferences

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Heidi Waterhouse

May 13 '19

1-inch stickers, big inclusion

#devadvocacy #industry #stickers #devrel

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Heidi Waterhouse

May 13 '19

I’d like to introduce you to…

#bestpractices #devadvocacy #industry #ladyconferencespea

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Heidi Waterhouse

Apr 7 '19

Book Review: Academic Slide Design by Ann E. Fandrey

#bookreview #ladyconferencespea #speaking

1 min read

Heidi Waterhouse

Mar 27 '19

Stateful Acres Home for the Chronically Unique

#industry #architecture #cloud #hardware

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Heidi Waterhouse

Feb 28 '19

Lady Conference Speaker: Speaker Bios

#bestpractices #ladyconferencespea #speaking #bio

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Heidi Waterhouse

Feb 8 '19

Break Orbit, Not Systems – LaunchDarkly’s First Conference

#devadvocacy #launchdarkly #conferences #technologyconferenc

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jan 28 '19

A Parable of the Polar Vortex

#bestpractices #life #minnesota #releasepreparation

4 min read

Heidi Waterhouse

Jan 29 '19

The Year That Was 2018

#devadvocacy #launchdarkly #life #speaking

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jan 29 '19

Choose Your Own Deployment

#devadvocacy #launchdarkly #speaking #talkwriteup

2 min read

Heidi Waterhouse

Jan 17 '19

The Art of Booth

#bestpractices #devadvocacy #ladyconferencespea #launchdarkly

8 min read

Heidi Waterhouse

Jan 17 '19

“Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak.” —Rachel Zoe

#bestpractices #devadvocacy #ladyconferencespea #speaking

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jan 17 '19

My favorite talk of 2018

#industry #talkwriteup #conferencetalk #video

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jan 11 '19

The naming of cats… or feature flag patterns

#launchdarkly #featureflags #featuretoggles #glossary

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Heidi Waterhouse

Jan 3 '19

On the Origin of the Speciated Conference

#devadvocacy #industry #launchdarkly #speaking

4 min read

Heidi Waterhouse

Dec 28 '18

Speaker’s Hierarchy of Needs

#bestpractices #devadvocacy #ladyconferencespea #speaking

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Heidi Waterhouse

Dec 27 '18

Help, I need somebody!

#devadvocacy #ladyconferencespea #launchdarkly #speaking

6 min read

Heidi Waterhouse

Nov 15 '18

On a jet plane…

#devadvocacy #ladyconferencespea #speaking #developeradvocate

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Heidi Waterhouse

Nov 15 '18

Book Review: Accelerate

#bookreview #devopsdays #review

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Heidi Waterhouse

Oct 9 '18

This job is all the best parts of going to college

#devadvocacy #life #speaking #career

1 min read

Heidi Waterhouse

Aug 23 '18

Stickers, A Love Story

#bestpractices #speaking #tools #uncategorized

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Heidi Waterhouse

Aug 9 '18

Saying No, or If This Then Not That

#bestpractices #devadvocacy #speaking #cfps

1 min read

Heidi Waterhouse

Aug 9 '18

Lady Conference Speaker: 14 Travel Tips

#devadvocacy #life #speaking #advice

1 min read

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Let's stop fooling ourselves. What we call CI/CD is actually only CI.

Why are you afraid of DevOps?

Salary Negotiation for People That Hate To Negotiate with Josh Puetz

Salary Negotiation for People That Hate To Negotiate with Josh Puetz

Salary Negotiation for People That Hate To Negotiate with Josh Puetz

Salary Negotiation for People That Hate To Negotiate with Josh Puetz

Salary Negotiation for People That Hate To Negotiate with Josh Puetz

Salary Negotiation for People That Hate To Negotiate with Josh Puetz