.NET Rocks! Frictionless Development with Nicole Forsgren
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Jun 19, 2025 
Nicole Forsgren, a DevOps and developer productivity expert at Microsoft and co-author of the influential book Accelerate, shares her insights on eliminating friction in software development. She discusses the transformative role of AI in enhancing workflows, focusing on automation in testing and deployment. Nicole highlights the challenges faced by junior developers and the cultural shifts necessary for improving developer experience. The conversation delves into integrating AI tools within DevOps and the potential pitfalls, as well as the importance of communication among developers.
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DORA Research on CI Impact
- The DORA research demonstrated that practices like continuous integration are critical regardless of technology stack.
- Automated builds, tests, and keeping builds green strongly predict software delivery performance.
Developer Expertise Still Critical
- Writing prompts and reviewing generated code is an iterative process like traditional coding and review.
- Developers' expertise remains critical to guide AI output effectively and produce quality results.
AI Solves Junior Dev Issues
- Nicole used AI to fix an obscure configuration error in 30 seconds after hours of manual troubleshooting.
- She believes junior developers will become highly productive by leveraging AI as their first line of help.
