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General => Tech Chat => Topic started by: Darren Dirt on June 17, 2023, 11:56:38 AM

Title: Forget UX, what about DevEx?
Post by: Darren Dirt on June 17, 2023, 11:56:38 AM
The Three Dimensions of DevEx

https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3595878

"Developer experience encompasses how developers feel about, think about, and value their work...

A common misconception is that DevEx is primarily affected by tools.

Our research, however, shows that human factors such as having clear goals for projects and feeling psychologically safe on a team have a substantial impact on developers' performance.

Improving DevEx increases not only productivity, but also satisfaction, engagement, and employee retention.

Our framework distills DevEx to its three core dimensions: feedback loops, cognitive load, and flow state (illustrated in figure 1)..."

DevEx (3 dimensions of).png
Title: Re: Forget UX, what about DevEx?
Post by: Thorin on June 17, 2023, 05:34:51 PM
This was a good read, thanks.  It also helps explain why a new DevEx department got spun up at ATB over the last while.
Title: Re: Forget UX, what about DevEx?
Post by: Darren Dirt on June 18, 2023, 09:32:33 AM
Quote from: Thorin on June 17, 2023, 05:34:51 PMThis was a good read, thanks.  It also helps explain why a new DevEx department got spun up at ATB over the last while.

Nice. I have heard good things about ATB when it comes to how they treat their employees.