Software People Stories Passion for developer experience with Greg Foster - part 1
Nov 16, 2024
29:09
In this episode Shiv is in conversation with Greg Foster, Cofounder and CTO of graphite.dev.
This is the first part, Greg talks about
His Journey into Software:
- Early Days: Started coding in high school, selling iPhone apps.
- College and Early Career: Studied CS, worked at Airbnb, learned infrastructure and on-call duties.
- Founding Graphite: Co-founded Graphite with friends to build developer tools.
- Passion for Developer Experience: Enjoys building tools that improve software development workflows.
Key Points:
- On-Call Experiences: Loved the challenge and responsibility of on-call work, but also experienced the frustrations of dealing with user issues and developer mistakes.
- Building a Startup: Balancing technical work with business operations, hiring, and team culture.
- Graphite's Mission: Improving developer productivity by focusing on code review and collaboration tools, inspired by best practices from large tech companies.
AI Integration: Exploring AI-powered tools to enhance code review and analysis.