Community · the corkboard

Bringing people together.

Developer tools are only half the story. These are the programs and gatherings I've started or grown, each one built around people first.

01The Writers' Room

What: A community program for developers who want to become better technical writers, with space to pitch, draft, and publish with editorial feedback.
Why: Most developers are never taught to write, yet writing is how ideas travel in this industry. The Writers’ Room turns "I should blog more" into published work.
Who: Developers in the community who want to sharpen their writing, from first-time bloggers to experienced authors.
Impact: A steady stream of community-authored technical content, and writers who keep publishing long after their first piece.

What: Casual photography walks organized around conferences and meetups, where developers explore a city together with cameras in hand.
Why: The best conversations at conferences rarely happen in session rooms. A slow walk with a camera gives people something to do together besides networking.
Who: Developers and community folks at tech events. No photography experience required.
Impact: Friendships and photographs that outlast any conference talk.

What: An independent tech community in Dehradun, bringing together the developers, students, and builders of the Doon valley for meetups, talks, and collaboration.
Why: Tech communities in India cluster in the big metros. Doon Tech exists so the people building in Dehradun don't have to leave home to find their people.
Who: Developers, designers, students, and anyone curious about technology in and around Dehradun.
Impact: A dedicated, independent home for local builders, and a reminder that a tech community doesn’t need a metro’s pin code.

What: A full edition of the global DevRelCon conference series, organized in Bengaluru: the first-ever DevRelCon held in India.
Why: India has one of the largest developer populations in the world but had no dedicated space to talk about developer relations as a discipline.
Who: DevRel practitioners, community managers, and developer marketers across India.
Impact: Created awareness around modern DevRel practices, metrics, and business scenarios, and set a precedent for future editions.

What: A community-run online hackathon and an official Major League Hacking 2021-season event, organized end to end: sponsors, marketing, submissions, and judging.
Why: Hackathons were my own doorway into tech, so HackOn existed to hold that door open for thousands more: a weekend with the space, mentors, and deadline to ship a first project.
Who: Students and early-career developers, backed by sponsors including GitHub, Google Cloud, Auth0, and DigitalOcean.
Impact: Almost 8,300 hackers registered, building everything from COVID-relief tools to mental-health apps in a single weekend.

Appwrite's Education program

Launched with GitHub Education to support college and university students, growing to 15,000+ students.
Appwrite Heroes

Launched and ran Appwrite's superuser program for three years, supporting the community's most active contributors.
Appwrite's Hackathons

Planned and hosted multiple hackathons end to end, from marketing and submissions to community and judging, engaging 7,000+ developers.
Hacktoberfest and open-source programs

Represented Appwrite in collaborative initiatives like Hacktoberfest, onboarding 70,000+ new community members.