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Two Voice DevsEpisode 239 - MCP: Hype, Security, and Real-World UseJoin us on Two Voice Devs as Allen Firstenberg talks with Rizel Scarlett, Tech Lead for Open Source Developer Relations at Block. Rizel shares her fascinating journey from psychology student to software engineer and now a leader in developer advocacy, highlighting her passion for teaching and creative problem-solving.The conversation dives deep into Block's innovative open source work, particularly their AI agent called Goose, which leverages the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Rizel explains what MCP is, seeing it as an SDK or API for AI agents, and discusses the excitement around its potential to democratize coding and...2025-05-1641 min
The Angular Plus ShowS9E6 | AI Agents Getting It Done | Rizel ScarlettWe all hear about AI every single day, but what are AI Agents and how are they used? Join us today as we talk with Rizel Scarlett from Block!More about RizelX: https://x.com/blackgirlbytesLinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/rizel-bobb-sempleBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/blackgirlbytes.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vHK9Xg_d6SkBlock AI Agent: https://github.com/block/gooseResilient Coders: https://www.resilientcoders.org/LinkedInFollow us onX: The Angular Plus ShowBluesky: @theangularplusshow.b...2025-04-2846 min
The Square Developer PodcastCodename Goose - Your Next Open Source AI AgentRichard Moot: Hello and welcome to another episode of the Square Developer Podcast. I'm your host, Richard Moot, head of developer relations here at Square. And today I'm joined by my fellow developer relations engineer, Rizel, who's over working on Block Open Source. Hi Rizel, welcome to the podcast.Rizel Scarlett: Hey, Richard. Thanks for having me. And I know it's so cool. We're like coworkers, but on different teamsRichard Moot: And you get to work on some of the, I'll admit I'm a little bit jealous. You get to work on some of...2025-04-1440 min
Coffee with DevelopersWhat Does AI Mean for Web Development? - Laurie Voss, Rey Bango, Hannah Foxwell, Rizel Scarlett and Thomas SteinerIf you missed our recent WebDev and AI LIVE Day, then you’re in luck because we’re giving you free access to this fantastic panel of speakers.Laurie Voss, Rey Bango, Hannah Foxwell, Rizel Scarlett and Thomas Steiner joined us to discuss the state of AI, what it means for developers and what the future looks like.----------------------------------------Welcome to WeAreDevelopers, the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop destination for the latest tech insights, tutorials, and career advice to elevate your developer career.Stay upda...2025-04-0447 min
Chain of ThoughtAI, Open Source & Developer Safety | Block’s Rizel ScarlettAs DeepSeek so aptly demonstrated, AI doesn’t need to be closed source to be successful.
This week, Rizel Scarlett, a Staff Developer Advocate at Block, joins Conor Bronsdon to discuss the intersections between AI, open source, and developer advocacy. Rizel shares her journey into the world of AI, her passion for empowering developers, and her work on Block's new AI initiative, Goose, an on-machine developer agent designed to automate engineering tasks and enhance productivity.
Conor and Rizel also explore how AI can enable psychological safety, especially for junior developers. Building on this theme of co...2025-01-2933 min
How AI HappensBlock Developer Advocate Rizel ScarlettToday we are joined by Developer Advocate at Block, Rizel Scarlett, who is here to explain how to bridge the gap between the technical and non-technical aspects of a business. We also learn about AI hallucinations and how Rizel and Block approach this particular pain point, the burdens of responsibility of AI users, why it’s important to make AI tools accessible to all, and the ins and outs of G{Code} House – a learning community for Indigenous and women of color in tech. To end, Rizel explains what needs to be done to break down barriers to entry for...2024-12-0328 min
PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocketHow I bought booze with a JSON web token with Rizèl ScarlettRizél Scarlett, staff developer advocate at TBD Devs and Block explores the fascinating world of verifiable credentials, diving into their usage, security, and potential to revolutionize everyday processes.
Links
https://developer.tbd.website
jwt.io
https://x.com/blackgirlbytes
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rizel-bobb-semple
https://github.com/blackgirlbytes
https://cfe.dev/speakers/rizel-scarlett
https://blackgirlbytes.dev
https://dev.to/blackgirlbytes
Verifiable Credentials documentation: https://developer.tbd.website/docs/web5/verifiable-credentials/what-are-vcs
W3C standard for Verifiable Credentials: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model-2.0/
TBD's YouTube c...2024-10-0325 min
Geeking Out with Adriana VillelaThe One Where We Geek Out on Data Privacy with Rizèl ScarlettAbout our guest:Rizèl Scarlett is a Staff Developer Advocate at TBD, Block's newest business unit. With a diverse background spanning GitHub, startups, and non-profit organizations, Rizèl has cultivated a passion for utilizing emerging technologies to champion equity within the tech industry. She moonlights as an Advisor at G{Code} House, an organization aimed at teaching women of color and non-binary people of color to code. Rizèl believes in leveraging vulnerability, honesty, and kindness as means to educate early-career developers.Find our guest on:Twitter (X)LinkedInTwitchWebsiteFind us on:A...2024-09-2450 min
ConTejas CodeRizèl Scarlett: How to Own Your Digital Identity, DevRel and Skepticism, GitHub CopilotLinks- Codecrafters (sponsor): https://tej.as/codecrafters- TBD: https://www.tbd.website/- Rizèl on X: https://x.com/blackgirlbytes- Tejas on X: https://x.com/tejaskumar_SummaryRizèl Scarlett, a developer advocate at TBD, discusses her experiences with GitHub Copilot, open source, and Web5. She shares how she enjoys engaging with skeptics and helping them understand new technologies. Rizèl also explains TBD and its SDKs, TBdex and Web5, which aim to enable global money exchange and provide dec...2024-08-011h 27
The Scrimba PodcastLearn to Advocate for Yourself with Developer Advocate Rizel ScarlettMeet Rizel Scarlett 🇺🇸! Rizel is a Staff Developer Advocate at TBD. She's also a career changer, software engineer, and community builder!Rizel dropped out of psychology studies after running out of money. Then she went into IT support, then into coding, and then realized that, after working in an organization that teaches women and non-binary people of color to code, developer advocacy could be a great career for her!In this episode, you will hear how Rizel learned to code, paved her own path, and knew when to pivot. You'll learn why internships are cool and wh...2024-07-1737 min
The Last Tech PodcastRizèl ScarlettSummaryIn this episode, Eve Porcello interviews Rizèl Scarlett, a staff developer advocate at TBD. They discuss Rizèl's job at TBD and the projects she is working on, including improving payments and identity verification. Rizèl shares her motivation for joining TBD and her experience at the Resilient Coders Bootcamp. They also talk about the importance of developers being teachers and how Rizèl creates talks and workshops. Rizèl discusses the use of AI tools in content creation and the intersection of accessibility and AI.TakeawaysTBD is working on projects to im...2024-06-0632 min
Hanselminutes with Scott HanselmanExploring Decentralized Tech with TBD's Rizel ScarlettRizel Scarlett is a Staff Developer Advocate at TBD, Block's newest business unit. TBD is an incubator operating within Block. They are building open source platforms and protocols that make it easy to exchange money internationally.
2024-05-0229 min
Coffee and Open SourceRizèl ScarlettRizel Scarlett is a Staff Developer Advocate at TBD, Block's newest business unit. With a diverse background spanning GitHub, startups, and non-profit organizations, Rizel has cultivated a passion for utilizing emerging technologies to champion equity within the tech industry. She moonlights as an Advisor at G{Code} House, an organization aimed at teaching women of color and non-binary people of color to code. Rizel believes in leveraging vulnerability, honesty, and kindness as means to educate early-career developers.
You can find Rizèl on the following sites:
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GitHub
LinkedIn
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Software HuddleAI for Developers with Rizel Scarlett, Leandro Margulis and Katherine MillerOn today's show, we have quite the lineup. We have Rizel Scarlett, Leandro Margulis and Katherine Miller all joining Sean to talk about AI for developers. This came together because the four of them had participated on a conference panel earlier this year discussing the topic.We discuss our impressions of AI for developers, what impact it may or may not have, privacy and security, ethics concerns, what the future might look like, and a whole lot more. Today’s guests have a diverse set of roles spanning product, marketing, and developer relations, so we think we we...2023-12-1955 min
Guidance Counselor 2.0Episode 294 - All things DevRel w/Rizel Scarlett, Dev Advocate at GithubI am joined this morning by Developer Advocate Rizel Scarlett who is currently at Github. We are going to talk about supporting juniors in DevRel, how to get into DevRel, and developing a brand.
Come hang with us! Like what you hear? Connect with me - Website: gun.io/taylor Email: taylordesseyn@gun.io LinkedIn: Taylor Desseyn Tweet me: @tdesseyn Pics of the life, wife, daughter & dog: @tdesseyn2023-11-1533 min
The Women Who Code PodcastCareer Nav #65: Teaching to Empower: How to Support Junior EngineersRizel Scarlett, Developer Advocate at GitHub and Program Director at G-Code House shares her talk, “Teaching to Empower: How to Support Junior Engineers.” She discusses creating safe spaces for junior developers to ask questions and shares strategies to make it happen. She also talks about adapting your teaching style to your students.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWa9Vfk7aGY
2023-10-0215 min
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, NeatHot Takes, Developer Relations, and AI with Rizel ScarlettThe tech industry is in the middle of an AI revolution, and some developers are wondering if their jobs are at stake. Rizel Scarlett, Developer Advocate at Github, is encouraging developers to embrace the technology instead of fearing it.
As a developer advocate, Rizel’s mission is to empower developers with the knowledge to navigate open source and make the most of GitHub’s tools - including Github’s AI pair programmer, Copilot. She sheds light on some of the features of Copilot that make it stand out among traditional code editors. She introduces Copilot for Docs, Voice...2023-08-1750 min
PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocketGitHub Copilot with Rizèl ScarlettRizèl Scarlett joins us to talk about GitHub Copilot, how it works, what it has been trained on, and more.
Links
https://github.com/features/copilot
https://twitter.com/blackgirlbytes
https://github.com/blackgirlbytes
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rizel-bobb-semple
https://www.twitch.tv/blackgirlbytes1
https://hachyderm.io/@blackgirlbytes
https://dev.to/blackgirlbytes
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We want to hear from you! We want to know what you love and hate about the podcast. What do you want to hear m...2023-06-2220 min
Deeper Than Tech66: Software Engineer Explains Discrimination at WorkBias in tech is an all too common issue that affects individuals from diverse backgrounds. It can manifest in many forms, from unconscious biases to outright discrimination. This not only creates a hostile work environment but also hampers creativity and innovation within the industry. However, there are ways to overcome bias and create a more inclusive workplace.
In our latest episode, Rizel Scarlett and Samantha Bretous explores some of the most common types of bias in tech and how they impact individuals in the industry. We will also outline practical strategies that can be implemented to tackle...2023-05-2513 min
The Scrimba PodcastLearn to Advocate for Yourself with GitHub Developer Advocate Rizel Scarlett🎙 About the episodeMeet Rizel Scarlett 🇺🇸! Rizel is a Developer Advocate at GitHub. She's also a career changer, software engineer, and community builder! Rizel dropped out of psychology studies after running out of money. Then she went into IT support, then into coding, and then realized that, after working in an organization that teaches women and non-binary people of color to code, developer advocacy could be a great career for her! In this episode, you will hear how Rizel learned to code, paved her own path, and knew when she needed to pivot. Yo...2023-03-2938 min
Community PulseLet's Chat About AI (Ep 76)As the world of Artificial Intelligence continues to evolve,it's increasingly evident that AI tools are rapidly changing the way we work in Developer Relations & Community Building.
Tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot are transforming the landscape of our work by .. automating tedious and repetitive tasks ..providing valuable insights and analytics..and even helping to generate content on our behalf.
However, the integration of AI into our industry also raises new questions.
Can AI truly enhance the work of DevRel practitioners and allow us to focus on different challenges.. or will it end up...2023-02-2441 minDeeper Than Tech53: How To Identify A Good (Or Bad) Coding Bootcamp?Choosing a coding bootcamp can be an overwhelming process – there are so many to choose from, with different focuses, fees and time frames. With the increasing popularity of bootcamps as an alternative to traditional college degrees and computer science courses, it is important for those interested in learning how to code to know what makes a good coding bootcamp.
In our latest episode, Rizel Scarlett and Samantha Bretous provides tips on how to identify a good (or bad) coding bootcamp that meets your needs.
Timestamps:
0:00 – 0:38 Opening0:47 – 2:21 How To Choose A Coding Bootcamp: Things To Take I...2023-02-2313 min
Heavybit Podcast Network Master FeedHuman Readable - Ep. #2, Active Listening with Kedasha Kerr of GitHubIn episode 2 of Human Readable, Lo Etheridge and Rizel Scarlett speak with Kedasha Kerr of GitHub. They discuss the skills Kedasha acquired during her time as a social worker and how she's currently utilizing those skills as a developer advocate. This talk explores various communication styles, insights on conflict resolution, the importance of community acceptance, tips for handling large career transitions, and what it means to practice active listening.2023-01-2634 minDeeper Than Tech49: How To Know When It’s Time To Leave TechTechnology is an integral part of our lives, making it easier to communicate and access information. However, the world of technology can become overwhelming for anyone trying to navigate it – particularly if you are in a job or career related to tech. Knowing when it’s time to leave technology and pursue something different is not always easy to determine.
In today’s Deeper Than Tech episode, our hosts Rizel Scarlett and Samantha Bretous will provide tips and insight on how to recognize when you may need a change and some strategies for transitioning away from a career...2023-01-2613 min
Heavybit PodcastsEp. #2, Active Listening with Kedasha Kerr of GitHubIn episode 2 of Human Readable, Lo Etheridge and Rizel Scarlett speak with Kedasha Kerr of GitHub. They discuss the skills Kedasha acquired during her time as a social worker and how she's currently utilizing those skills as a developer advocate. This talk explores various communication styles, insights on conflict resolution, the importance of community acceptance, tips for handling large career transitions, and what it means to practice active listening.The post appeared first on Heavybit.2023-01-2634 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E31: Trying to be that person I wished was there when I was learning to code (Rizel / @BlackGirlBytes)Rizel Scarlett joins the show to talk about her origin story, from pursuing a degree in Psychology to becoming a Developer Advocate at GitHub.We discuss the challenges getting into tech, particularly for people of color, and how non-inclusive environments can sometimes create the illusion of imposter syndrome, when it's really a lack of healthy workplace culture. We talk about how Rizel started G{Code} House to help carve a path for young women and non-binary people of color because of her own challenges in the tech industry.Discussed LinksG{Code} HouseG{Code...2023-01-0224 min
WebJoyTrying to be that person I wished was there when I was learning to code (Rizel / @BlackGirlBytes)Rizel Scarlett joins the show to talk about her origin story, from pursuing a degree in Psychology to becoming a Developer Advocate at GitHub.We discuss the challenges getting into tech, particularly for people of color, and how non-inclusive environments can sometimes create the illusion of imposter syndrome, when it's really a lack of healthy workplace culture. We talk about how Rizel started G{Code} House to help carve a path for young women and non-binary people of color because of her own challenges in the tech industry.Discussed LinksG{Code} HouseG{Code...2023-01-0224 minHeavybit Podcast Network Master FeedHuman Readable - Ep. #1, Intent vs Impact with Demetris CheathamIn this inaugural episode of Human Readable, Lo Etheridge and Rizel Scarlett speak with Demetris Cheatham of GitHub. This conversation explores topics like DEI in tech, the importance of mentorships, advice on hiring, leadership and management training, and the many parallels between social work and tech.2022-12-0632 minHeavybit PodcastsEp. #1, Intent vs Impact with Demetris CheathamIn this inaugural episode of Human Readable, Lo Etheridge and Rizel Scarlett speak with Demetris Cheatham of GitHub. This conversation explores topics like DEI in tech, the importance of mentorships, advice on hiring, leadership and management training, and the many parallels between social work and tech.The post appeared first on Heavybit.2022-12-0632 min
The Dev Morning Show (At Night)Advocating for an Inclusive Future with Rizel Scarlett, Developer Advocate at GitHubThe name of the game is developer advocacy and Rizel Scarlett came to play. Rizel is a Developer Advocate at GitHub and leader of the Employee Resource Group, Blacktocats. She is also the Director of Programs G{Code} House, a place-based initiative aimed at teaching women of color and non-binary people of color to code. In this episode, Cassidy, Zach, and Rizel discuss the evolution of open source, empowering developers, and how to bring more diversity and inclusion into the software community.-------------------Episode Timestamps:(02:12): Rizel’s day-to-day(05:53): What dev...2022-08-2430 min
API IntersectionDevRel Deep Dive: Measuring impact & where your devs should be feat. Rizel Scarlett, Developer Advocate at GitHubDeveloper relations (DevRel) is an increasingly rising industry, growing as a reflection of software's ubiquity in the business world — and the growing power of the developer to influence what products and platforms their employers use.But, what makes a good Developer Advocate and strong DevRel program? This week on the API Intersection podcast, we chatted with Rizel Scarlett, Developer Relations Engineer at Github, to get her opinion on how to measure a DevRel program's success and different platforms Developer Advocates can utilize to reach the developer community.Do you have a question you'd like an...2022-08-0422 min
A Seat at the Tech TableHow Rizel Scarlett is Empowering and Educating Engineers as a Developer Advocate at GitHubToday at the Sisters in Tech Table, we welcome Rizel Scarlett, a Developer Advocate at GitHub, a web platform for developers.Rizel studied computer information systems at a community college and started working as a help desk technician at HubSpot. Whilst working at HubSpot, Rizel overheard people talking about software engineering, and she soon became interested in learning how to code. Rizel attended a non-profit coding bootcamp called Resilient Coders, located in Boston. Once she had finished Resilient Coders, Rizel landed an internship at Formlabs, a 3D printing startup. Rizel’s internship lasted three months, and...2022-07-0735 min
ShopTalk Show521: GitHub Actions with Rizèl Scarlett and Brian Douglas2022-06-2755 min
Culture & Code by RenderATLEmpowering Junior Developers with Rizèl ScarlettThere are more people than ever looking to break into the tech industry. In this episode, we're chatting with Rizèl Scarlett about how to empower early career developers and make sure they're set up for success at their organizations through good hiring practices, documentation, and beyond!2022-02-0817 min
DevXPodThe link between Developer Experience and Developer Relations w/ Kurt Kemple (Founder and Principal Advisor, Forthright)In this episode, Kurt Kemple talks to us about redefining developer experience and how it is the new DevRel. This was a great conversation that highlights how very relevant DevX is today and how it's the best time to get started in it! The hosts ▻Pauline Narvas, Senior Community Engineer at Gitpod (https://twitter.com/paulienuh)Mike Nikles, Senior Developer & Success Engineer at Gitpod (https://twitter.com/mikenikles)Our guests ▻Kurt Kemple, Founder and Principal Advisor at Forthright (https://twitter.com/theworstdev)Things mentioned ▻Redef...2022-02-0136 min
This Developing StoryTDS 83 - Success as a Resilient Coder - Rizel Scarletthttps://twitter.com/blackgirlbyteshttps://leonnoel.com/100devs/
2021-08-2725 min