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NextDev #31 - Lee Robinson @ Cursor (prev Vercel)
🎙️ NextDev.fm – Building DevRel & Coding with AI featuring Lee Robinson
In this episode of NextDev.fm, Ryan and Dan sit down with Lee Robinson, former Director of Developer Relations at Vercel and now leading developer experience at Cursor. Lee shares his journey from early days in the React and Next.js community to scaling DevRel at Vercel, helping grow Next.js into a framework used by millions.
We dive into:
- How Lee stumbled into developer education and DevRel.
- Lessons from shaping the Next.js community and running Next.js Conf.
- The parallels between teaching Next.js in its early days and today’s wave of AI-powered coding.
- Why “taste” matters more than metrics in DevRel.
- How Cursor is redefining learning and pair-programming with AI.
- The mindset shift developers face when adopting AI tools in their workflows.
Whether you’re a developer, DevRel practitioner, or just curious about how AI is changing coding, this episode is packed with insights on building, teaching, and staying curious in tech.