Ashley Willis
Sr. Director of Developer Advocacy
Seattle, WA
I've built my career in Open Source by focusing on people, not just projects. At GitHub, I lead Developer Relations with a commitment to helping developers grow and communities thrive. The technical challenges matter, but so do the human connections. I believe the best work happens when we make space for both.
Latest Posts
SubscribeThe High Cost of Being Low Maintenance
June 23, 2025
Don't Come Inside Until the Streetlights Are On I grew up in the '80s, where parenting often sounded like, "Don't come home until the sun goes down,"...
Feedback Is Not an Attack
June 16, 2025
TL;DR This one’s a bit of a ramble because I care a lot about this topic. So here’s the TL;DR for anyone who doesn’t have the energy (or executive fu...
Mother's Day. Brunch for some. Thoughts on AI infrastructure for others. I contain multitudes. I'm not a regular mom, I'm a cool mom. The kind who rea...
What Even Is Vibe Coding?
May 7, 2025
When I first heard the phrase vibe coding, I rolled my eyes a little. It sounded like another fleeting buzzword, one of those things that shows up in ...
While I was building ashley.dev, I wanted it to feel genuine, more like a reflection of me, and less like a standard portfolio. One of the sections I ...
What Is Developer Advocacy? (2025 Edition)
April 25, 2025
Back in 2018, I wrote a post that tried to explain what Developer Advocacy is and why it matters. At the time, I was working at Microsoft, flying arou...
Working Through the Fear of Being Seen
April 21, 2025
I’ve been sitting on this for a while. I keep thinking I should write more, but the truth is, I’ve been hesitating. Not because I don’t have anything ...
Testing Bluesky Integration
April 5, 2025
Testing Bluesky Integration It's working!!! "People who walk side by side on busy, narrow walkways, explain yourselves. Why? Form a single-file line...