DevEx in Action: A study of its tangible impacts
- Nicole Forsgren ,
- Eirini Kalliamvakou ,
- Abi Noda ,
- Michaela Greiler ,
- Brian Houck ,
- Margaret-Anne Storey
ACM Queue | , Vol 21(6)
DevEx (developer experience) is garnering increased attention at many software organizations as leaders seek to optimize software delivery amid the backdrop of fiscal tightening and transformational technologies such as AI. Intuitively, there is acceptance among technical leaders that good developer experience enables more effective software delivery and developer happiness. Yet, at many organizations, proposed initiatives and investments to improve DevEx struggle to get buy-in as business stakeholders question the value proposition of improvements.