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Kevin Lewis

By day, I am Director of Developer Relations at Directus. By night, I run You Got This!. At the weekend, I am run hackathons with Hack Labs. I love educating developers at all points in their journey. I've previously worked at Deepgram, Orbit, Vonage, GitHub, and run a developer events agency. Learn more about me here.

Timeline

  1. March 2024

    1. Stack Up: Getting Started with Directus and Remix

      Directus TV
    2. Publish Your First Directus Extension

    3. What's New In Directus 10.10

      Directus TV
    4. Leap Week 02: Keynote

      Directus TV
    5. This Spring on Directus TV

      Directus TV
  2. February 2024

    1. Building Directus Garden - A Passive Collaborative Event Booth Demo

      Directus Blog
    2. Stack Up: Getting Started with Directus and SvelteKit

      Directus TV
    3. Generating Social Posts with GPT-4 and Directus Automate

      Directus Blog
    4. Creating GitHub Issues with Directus Automate

      Directus Blog
    5. Quick Connect: Create Issues from Directus with GitHub

      Directus TV
    6. Stack Up: Getting Started with Directus and Astro

      Directus TV
    7. Tagging Files Automatically with Clarifai and Directus Automate

      Directus Blog
    8. Learning Things I Love To Hate: Git Submodules

      Directus TV
    9. Quick Connect: Validate Phone Numbers with Twilio

      Directus TV
    10. What's New In Directus 10.9

      Directus TV
    11. Stack Up: Getting Started with Directus and Nuxt

      Directus TV
    12. Generating Images with DALLĀ·E and Directus Automate

      Directus Blog
    13. Quick Connect: Show Build Status With Netlify

      Directus TV
  3. January 2024

    1. Getting Started with Directus and Eleventy 3

      Directus Blog
    2. Directus Berlin User Group

      Meetup Event
    3. Learning Things I Love To Hate: GraphQL

      Directus TV
    4. Quick Connect: Tag Images Automatically with Clarifai

      Directus TV
    5. Quick Connect: Generate Images and Social Posts with OpenAI

      Directus TV
    6. Learning Things I Love To Hate: AI for Devs

      Directus TV
    7. Quick Connect: Enriching User Profiles with Clearbit

      Directus TV
    8. Quick Connect: Transcribe Audio Files with Deepgram

      Directus TV
    9. Learning Things I Love To Hate: Edge Computing

      Directus TV
  4. December 2023

    1. Quick Connect: Sending SMS Messages with Vonage

      Directus TV
    2. Learning Things I Love To Hate: Web3, Blockchain, and dApps

      Directus TV
    3. Announcing Directus TV

      YouTube
    4. What's New In Directus 10.8

      YouTube
    5. You Got This Through the Seasons: Winter 2023

      You Got This Event Page
    6. MC for React Day Berlin 2023

    7. MC for TestJS Summit

    8. The Path Ahead: Year Two & Beyond

      You Got This Event Page
  5. November 2023

    1. Finding Venues For Your Events

    2. What's New In Directus 10.7

      YouTube
    3. From Campus to Companies: The Evolution Of Leadership

    4. DIYing My Wedding The Hacker's Way

      YouTube
    5. The Path Ahead: Navigating Year One

      You Got This Event Page
  6. October 2023

    1. Build Your First Directus Panel Extension

    2. Directus Leap Week

      Directus Blog
    3. Enrich User Data With Clearbit and Directus Automate

      Directus Blog
    4. Directus Berlin User Group

      Meetup Event
    5. Automatic Transcripts with Deepgram and Directus Automate

      Directus Blog
    6. The Path Ahead: Nailing Your First Job

      You Got This Event Page
    7. Using External Weather Data In A Custom Panel Extension

      Directus Blog
    8. Directus Panel Quest Hackathon

      Directus Blog
    9. Build Directus Panel Extensions With External Data

      YouTube
  7. September 2023

    1. You Got This Through the Seasons: Fall 2023

      You Got This Event Page
    2. Detecting High-Risk Phone Numbers with Vonage & Directus Automate

      Directus Blog
    3. Learning From Marketing to Quantify Developer Relations Impact

      YouTube
    4. DevRelCon London 2023: Core Skills Track

      You Got This Event Page
  8. August 2023

    1. Now That's What I Call You Got This

      You Got This Event Page
    2. What's New In Directus 10.6

      YouTube
    3. The Strengths and Challenges in Running an Open Source Project

    4. Directus London User Group

      Meetup Event
    5. Building a Wedding Invite System with Node.js, Vonage, and Directus

      Directus Blog
    6. Migrating From Nuxt Content To Directus

      Directus Blog
    7. Lauching Directus Guest Author Program

      Directus Docs
    8. Directus AI Hackathon

      Directus Blog
  9. July 2023

    1. Getting Started With The Directus SDK

      YouTube
    2. Directus Berlin User Group

      Meetup Event
  10. June 2023

    1. Get Started With Directus and Docker

      YouTube
    2. WTF are WebSockets

      YouTube
    3. You Got This Through the Seasons: Summer 2023

      You Got This Event Page
    4. Docs: WebSockets Subscriptions

      Directus Docs
    5. Docs: Getting Started With WebSockets

      Directus Docs
    6. Docs: WebSockets Operations

      Directus Docs
    7. Docs: Build a Live Poll Result Chart With JavaScript

      Directus Docs
    8. Docs: Build a Multi-User Chat With Vue.js

      Directus Docs
    9. Docs: Build a Multi-User Chat With JavaScript

      Directus Docs
    10. Docs: WebSockets & GraphQL Authentication

      Directus Docs
    11. You Got This: Fearless Freelancing

      You Got This Event Page
  11. May 2023

    1. Docs: Set Up Live Preview With Nuxt 3

      Directus Docs
  12. April 2023

    1. MC for Node Congress Berlin 2023

    2. Do It Right Or Do It Twice

      Vimeo
    3. Screw Your Head On When Thinking Events

      Vimeo
  13. March 2023

    1. DevRel Roundtable: Looking Ahead To Conference Season

      DeveloperRelations.com
    2. You Got This Through The Seasons: Spring 2023

      You Got This Event Page
    3. Docs: Migrate Your Data Model with Node.js

      Directus Docs
    4. Docs: Migrate Your Data Model with Hoppscotch

      Directus Docs
    5. The Benevolent Overlord

  14. February 2023

    1. Balancing Acts & NoSQL Support? Kev and Rijk's Game Table 1

      YouTube
    2. Balancing Acts & NoSQL Support? Kev and Rijk's Game Table 1

      Directus Blog
    3. Docs: Build a Website With Nuxt 3 and the Directus JavaScript SDK

      Directus Docs
    4. Docs: Build a Website With Next 13 and the Directus JavaScript SDK

      Directus Docs
    5. What Does It Mean To Make Open Data Accessible?

      Directus Blog
    6. What Does It Mean To Make Open Data Accessible?

      YouTube
    7. DevRel Origin Stories: From Hackathon Hacker to DevRel Lead

      DeveloperRelations.com
  15. January 2023

    1. You Got This Broadcasting Service

      You Got This Event Page
    2. Community Question Time 0: Setting the Scene

      YouTube
    3. Community Question Time 0: Setting the Scene

      Directus Blog
    4. Improve Your Life With Hacky Side Projects

      Vimeo
    5. Words of Advice for the Budding Freelancer

      You Got This Library
    6. No One Is Good At Work: A Discussion

      You Got This Library
  16. December 2022

    1. Developer Relations at Directus: The First Month

      Directus Blog
    2. You Got This Through the Seasons: Winter 2022

      You Got This Event Page
    3. MC for React Day Berlin 2022

    4. Using Atomic Design as a Basis for Designing Demos

      DeveloperRelations.com
    5. Using Atomic Design as a Basis for Designing Demos

  17. November 2022

    1. Kevin's Operating Manual

  18. October 2022

    1. You Got This: Navigating Nightmares

      You Got This Event Page
    2. Build a Presentation Coaching Application with Recall

      Deepgram Blog
    3. Automatically Transcribe, Summarize, and Send Phone Call Summaries

      Deepgram Blog
  19. September 2022

    1. Transcribe Podcasts From Your Terminal with Deepgram

      Deepgram YouTube Channel
    2. Improve IVR Prompts with Custom Reporting

      Deepgram Blog
    3. You Got This Through the Seasons: Fall 2022

      You Got This Event Page
    4. Track Brand Mentions Across Podcast Episodes

      Deepgram Blog
    5. Automatically Transcribing Podcast Episodes with Pipedream and Python

      Deepgram Blog
    6. Create Readable Transcripts for Your Podcast with Python

      Deepgram YouTube Channel
    7. Detect Non-Inclusive Language with Retext and Node.js

      Deepgram Blog
  20. August 2022

    1. Transcribe Phone Calls with Twilio Functions and Deepgram

      Deepgram Blog
    2. Transcribing Podcast Feeds From Your Terminal

      Deepgram Blog
    3. How To Transcribe Your Podcast with Python

      Deepgram Blog
    4. How To Transcribe YouTube Videos From Your Terminal

      Deepgram Blog
    5. You Got This: Happy Healthy Communication

      You Got This Event Page
    6. Saving Transcripts From Your terminal

      Deepgram Blog
    7. Automatically Transcribe Google Drive Files with Pipedream

      Deepgram Blog
  21. July 2022

    1. How to Add Captions and Subtitles to HTML5 Videos

      Deepgram Blog
    2. Transcribing Radio Broadcasts With Node.js

      Deepgram Blog
    3. Transcribing Browser Tab Audio with Chrome Extensions

      Deepgram Blog
    4. Getting Started with Live Transcription and Vue.js

      Deepgram Blog
  22. June 2022

    1. You Got This Through the Seasons: Summer 2022

      You Got This Event Page
  23. March 2022

    1. Playing With P5.js: Creating a Voice-Controlled Game

      Deepgram Blog
    2. Playing With P5.js: Implementing Game Logic

      Deepgram Blog
    3. You Got This Through the Seasons: Spring 2022

      You Got This Event Page
    4. Playing With P5.js: Getting Started

      Deepgram Blog
  24. February 2022

    1. Add Live Transcriptions to a Daily Video Call

      Deepgram YouTube Channel
    2. Adding Live Captions To Your Classroom With Deepgram

      Deepgram Blog
  25. January 2022

    1. Transcriptions Without a Server Using Netlify and Deepgram

      Deepgram Blog
    2. Adding Translation to Your Transcription Project

      Deepgram Blog
    3. Get Live Speech Transcriptions In Your Browser

      Deepgram YouTube Channel
    4. Building a Live Transcription Badge With Deepgram

      Deepgram YouTube Channel
    5. Browser Live Transcription - Protecting Your API Key

      Deepgram Blog
    6. Generate and Download YouTube Captions With Deepgram

      Deepgram YouTube Channel
    7. You Got This In Cyberspace Conference

      You Got This Event Page
    8. Creating an npx Command

      Deepgram Blog
  26. December 2021

    1. You Got This Through the Seasons: Winter 2021

    2. Building a Voice-Powered Song Search

      Deepgram Blog
    3. Building an npm Package

      Deepgram Blog
    4. Build a Searchable Phone Call Dashboard with Twilio

      Deepgram Blog
  27. November 2021

    1. Get Live Speech Transcriptions In Your Browser

      Deepgram Blog
    2. Generate WebVTT and SRT Captions Automatically with Node.js

      Deepgram Blog
    3. Transcribe Videos With Node.js

      Deepgram Blog
    4. Getting Started with ffmpeg for Audio

      Deepgram Blog
    5. DevlRelCon 2021

      Twitter
    6. Automatically Censor Profanity with Node.js

      Deepgram Blog
    7. Transcribe YouTube Videos with Node.js

      Deepgram Blog
    8. Getting Started with APIs

      Deepgram Blog
    9. What Your Event Booth Says About You

      Dev Rel YouTube Channel
  28. October 2021

    1. You Got This Through the Seasons: Fall 2021

      You Got This Event Page
  29. September 2021

    1. London CSS 6: Creative CSS

      London CSS Event Page
  30. August 2021

    1. Using Orbit for: Events

      Orbit Blog
    2. Don't Buy That Baby Thing

    3. You Got This Through the Seasons: Summer 2021

      You Got This Event Page
  31. July 2021

    1. Orbit Integrations: Everything You Need To Know

      Orbit YouTube Channel
  32. March 2021

    1. Building a Eurovision Voting System

      EngineersMY YouTube Channel
    2. Introduction to APIs

      Codebar YouTube Channel
  33. January 2021

    1. You Got This From Your Couch Conference

      You Got This Event Page
  34. December 2020

    1. Create a Code of Conduct Incident Line with Node.js

      Vonage Developer Blog
    2. London CSS 5: Holidays On Ice

      London CSS Event Page
    3. OneHack Academy - Learn to Code Course

      Course Listing
  35. September 2020

    1. London CSS 4: Endless Summer

      London CSS Event Page
  36. August 2020

    1. Add Overlay To Video With the Vonage Video API

      Vonage Developer Blog
    2. Make Sure Your Whole Family Get The Message

      VonageDev YouTube Channel
    3. Getting Started with the Vonage Video API

      VonageDevs YouTube Channel
  37. July 2020

    1. How to Add Two-Factor Authentication with Node.js and Express

      Vonage Developer Blog
    2. So You Want To Run Online Events

      Dev Rel YouTube Channel
  38. June 2020

    1. Use a Green Screen With Vonage Video

      Vonage Developer Blog
    2. Build a Call-In Phone Line With Pre-Recorded Messages

      Major League Hacking YouTube Channel
    3. Build a Serverless Eurovision Voting System with Node.js and Vonage

      Vonage Developer Blog
    4. You Got This From Home Conference

      You Got This Event Page
    5. Accessing MongoDB Atlas From Netlify Functions

  39. May 2020

    1. Build a Basic Video Call Platform with Netlify Functions

      Vonage Developer Blog
    2. Running AV at the Women of React Conference

  40. April 2020

    1. Women of React Conference

    2. Manage a Pool of Phone Numbers With Node.js

      Vonage Developer Blog
    3. Build a Video Conversation Platform for Online Gatherings With Nuxt.js

      Vonage Developer Blog
  41. March 2020

    1. Building Your First Facebook Bot

      Hackathons UK YouTube Channel
    2. Taking Your Teaching Online

    3. Running My First Online Meetup

    4. London CSS 3: 2020 Vision

      London CSS Event Page
    5. Save Received SMS Messages With Airtable and Node.js

  42. February 2020

    1. Build a Serverless Video Conferencing Application

      Major League Hacking YouTube Channel
  43. January 2020

    1. Understanding Heroku Pipelines

      Heroku Developer Blog
    2. You Got This Conference 2020

      You Got This Event Page
    3. Styling Range Sliders with CSS

    4. Persisting Data Between App Launches With NativeScript Vue

  44. December 2019

    1. Getting the Most From Running a Hackathon

      Dev Rel YouTube Channel
  45. November 2019

    1. Barcamp London XI

  46. January 2019

    1. You Got This Conference 2019

      You Got This Event Page
  47. October 2018

    1. Hacktoberfest Ldn 2018

  48. July 2018

    1. Web Design Fundamentals Course

  49. May 2018

    1. Utility Week Live Hack

  50. April 2018

    1. Music Hack Day London

  51. November 2017

    1. Sex Tech Hack II

      The Guardian
  52. September 2017

    1. Letting Go Of Your Baby

      Major League Hacking YouTube Channel
  53. July 2017

    1. Non Binary in Tech Conference

    2. UKGovHack 2017

      Rebel Labs Blog
    3. Tell stories with friends with Programmable Chat and JavaScript

      Twilio Blog
  54. April 2017

    1. Anvil Hack IV - Creative Tech Hackathon

    2. Playing a Twitter adventure game using SMS and Twilio on Glitch

      Twilio Blog
  55. January 2017

    1. Wayfindr Public Transport Hackathon

      Wayfindr
  56. December 2016

    1. Sex Tech Hack

      Coverage from Makery
  57. October 2016

    1. Rebel Makers Camp

    2. Hacktoberfest Ldn 2016

  58. August 2016

    1. Collecting Meaningful Event Feedback

  59. May 2016

    1. Anvil Hack III - Creative Tech Hackathon

    2. Introducing Programming to Others

  60. April 2016

    1. Sharing Your Hobby With Others

    2. UKGovHack 2016

      Rebel Labs Blog
  61. November 2015

    1. Accountability Hack 2015

  62. October 2015

    1. Extreme Medicine Hackathon

  63. August 2015

    1. The Hackathon Zoo

      Major League Hacking YouTube Channel
  64. July 2015

    1. Young Rewired State Festival of Code 2015

    2. Goodyear Hack Day

  65. May 2015

    1. Wimbledon Hackathon with IBM

  66. March 2015

    1. National Hack the Government 2015

  67. November 2014

    1. Accountability Hack 2014

  68. August 2014

    1. George @ ASDA Hackathon with IBM

    2. Young Rewired State Festival of Code 2014

  69. May 2014

    1. National Hack the Government 2014