---
type: podcast
authors:
  - alex-patterson
  - brittney-postma
episode: 45
season: 1
published: published
podcast: CodingCat.dev
chapters_done: true
cloudinary_convert: false
cover: https://media.codingcat.dev/image/upload/main-codingcatdev-photo/Crossover_for_Compressed.fm_and_Purrfect.dev.png
devto: https://dev.to/codingcatdev/145-crossover-for-compressedfm-and-purrfectdev-2g13
excerpt: We did a fun mashup with James Q Quick and Amy Dutton (selfteachme) from Compressed.fm. We touch a lot on our background and how to become a T shaped or broken comb skillset.
guests:
  - amy-dutton
  - james-q-quick
picks:
  [
    {
      author: 'alex-patterson',
      name: 'Google DevFest 2021',
      site: 'https://devfest.withgoogle.com/events/devfest21'
    },
    { author: 'brittney-postma', name: 'Learn Build Tech', site: 'https://learnbuildteach.com' },
    {
      author: 'brittney-postma',
      name: 'Foundation',
      site: 'https://tv.apple.com/us/show/foundation/umc.cmc.5983fipzqbicvrve6jdfep4x3'
    },
    { author: 'amy-dutton', name: 'Meeter', site: 'https://www.bardeen.ai/meeter' },
    { author: 'amy-dutton', name: 'Advent of CSS', site: 'https://adventofcss.com/' },
    { author: 'amy-dutton', name: 'Advent of JS', site: 'https://adventofjs.com/' },
    { author: 'amy-dutton', name: 'GitHub Education', site: 'https://education.github.com/pack' },
    { author: 'james-q-quick', name: 'Rode Wireless Go', site: 'https://www.rode.com/wirelessgo' },
    {
      author: 'james-q-quick',
      name: 'Diary of Anne Frank',
      site: 'https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/diary/'
    }
  ]
hashnode: https://hashnode.codingcat.dev/podcast-1-45-crossover-for-compressed-fm-and-purrfect-dev
slug: 1-45-crossover-for-compressed-fm-and-purrfect-dev
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4GUnEEekhSJlGgbIOcKVHX?si=ve5B41DERqyZAXo9no7KNw
start: November 16, 2021
title: Crossover for Compressed.fm and Purrfect.dev
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHxGW7DznYY
---

### Questions

1. The solutions Architect
2. T-Shapes model
3. Is React a Framework?
4. Amy Dutton Story-Creative Director
5. Brittney Postma Story-Building a Design System
6. Digital Garden
7. James Q Quick Story- What does a Dev Rel do day to day
8. Getting hired as Dev Rel
9. How do you get ideas on what to post
10. Getting started and getting paid

### Links

- [https://maggieappleton.com/garden/](https://maggieappleton.com/garden/)
