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Chrome Dev Summit 2021

Paul Kinlan

Paul Kinlan

Lead of Chrome DevRel

Disclaimer. This article is a draft.

This article might look complete but it is completely un-developed and is a snapshot of my thoughts at the time (which might also be a long time ago). It will be refined over time with research, education and conversations with people in the industry.

There are many errors including and not limited to: spelling, grammatical, lack of ecosystem awareness understanding and plain ignorance.

I am making it public to get feedback. You might completely disagree, you might agree violently. Either way, teach me. I want to hear from you: (Email, @paul_kinlan.)

Some early thoughts about what is important to me:

  • The pandemic is still here.
  • I don't want people to potentially get sick
  • In-person events are exclusionary by their nature, want to bring as many people from as wide of set of backgrounds as possible.
  • Hallway track is hugely important
  • I liked workshops in CDS 2020. Google should do more of this free education.
  • Office hours and connections with developers are important to me.
  • Every talk really should have a lot of guiding content launched with it. No content then No talk.
  • I miss seeing my friends.

Content thoughts:

  • Show why the web is amazing.
  • Showcase great experiences
  • Do we need to constantly show business success?
  • CWV, Privacy Sandbox, PWA + Fugu.
  • Developers love what's new: CSS, JS, DevTools.
  • Maybe we shouldn't have a 3-hour live stream. Keynote + Content drop.
  • Should do lots of free workshops. Rachel Andrew, Maximiliano Firtman, Tammy Everts, Marcy Sutton, Tim Kadlec were amazing.

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