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Engineering Culture by InfoQ
Developer Experience for the 99%
Dec 15, 2023
Jean Yang, head of product and observability at Postman, discusses the misalignment between academia and practical software development. They explore the challenges faced by developers in implementing academic concepts and the realities of developer experience for the majority. They also discuss the importance of user research in tool design and the evolution of programming towards debugging and maintaining complex systems.
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- Software development often faces constraints and trade-offs that impact developer experience and productivity, highlighting the need for more realistic narratives and tools.
- The 99% of developers who lack resources or bandwidth face unique challenges that require tools designed specifically to address their constraints and realities.
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Misalignment of Perspectives in Software Development
Gene Yang discusses three perspectives in software development: the academic futurists, developer influencers, and the reality of actual software development. He highlights the non-ideal and messy reality of software development, where many companies face constraints and trade-offs that impact developer experience and productivity. He emphasizes the need for more realistic stories and narratives to address the challenges faced by the 99% of developers who do not have the resources or luxury of implementing ideal practices. By highlighting the realities of software development, Yang believes that tool developers can better address the needs and constraints of developers in practice.
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