[Best of 2023] #112 - Developer Productivity and Experience - Abi Noda

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“Developer experience is an approach to thinking about engineering excellence and maximizing engineering performance by increasing the capacity and performance of the individuals and the team as a whole."

Today's clip is from Tech Lead Journal episode 112 with Abi Noda, the CEO & co-founder of DX.

In this clip, Abi shared what developer experience is, why it is becoming an industry trend nowadays, and the different ways of how it is being implemented in the industry. Abi explained why the traditional metrics normally used to measure developer productivity do not really work and can even provide perverse incentives. Abi then touched on the two popular researches widely known in the industry, i.e. the DORA report and SPACE framework.

Listen out for:

• Developer Productivity Industry Trend - [00:00:26]
• Developer Experience for Developers - [00:02:40]
• Different Names of Developer Experience - [00:04:42]
• Traditional Metrics - [00:08:27]
• DORA & SPACE - [00:12:28]

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Abi Noda’s Bio
Abi is the founder and CEO of getdx.com, which helps engineering leaders measure and improve developer experience. Abi formerly founded Pull Panda, which was acquired by GitHub.

Follow Abi:

• LinkedIn – linkedin.com/in/abinoda
• Twitter – @abinoda
• Website – abinoda.com
• DX – getdx.com
• Software Engineering Research – abinoda.substack.com

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