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DX on DX (Interview)

Aug 3, 2023

In this conversation with Abi Noda, founder and CEO of DX, they dive into the critical aspects of Developer Experience (DevEx) and its profound impact on productivity. Abi shares insights from his previous venture, Pull Panda, and emphasizes the complexities of measuring developer productivity. He discusses innovative strategies to balance efficiency metrics with a positive work environment, the importance of qualitative feedback from developers, and the evolution of tools aimed at enhancing team performance in an ever-changing tech landscape.

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Abi Noda

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The Importance of Empathy in Work and Team Dynamics

01:08

The Importance of Transformation and Developer Experience in a Starting Company

01:22

How to Make Data Useful to the Team

01:20

Intro

4min

Exploring Developer Experience: Challenges and Solutions

4min

Navigating Developer Experience and Productivity

13min

Measuring Developer Experience: Insights and Challenges

17min

Interviewing for Developer Experience

17min

Understanding Comprehensive Measurement in Software Development

5min

Transforming Developer Productivity

22min

Enhancing Developer Experience: A Playbook Journey

11min

Navigating the Challenges of Developer Experience

3min

This week Adam is joined by Abi Noda, founder and CEO of DX to talk about DX AKA DevEx (or the long-form Developer Experience). Since the dawn of software development there has been this push to understand what makes software teams efficient, but more importantly what does it take to understand developer productivity? That’s what Abi has been focused on for the better part of the last 8 years of his career. He started a company called Pull Panda that was acquired by GitHub, spent a few years there on this problem before going out on his own to start DX which helps startups to the fortune 500 companies gather real insights that leads to real improvement.

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Abi Noda – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn
Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

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