Simplifying Developer Environments With the Right Tools • Christian Heilmann & Julian Wood

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted at GOTO Copenhagen. gotopia.tech (https://gotopia.tech) Read the full transcription of this interview here (https://gotopia.tech/articles/242/simplifying-dev-environments-with-the-right-tools) Christian Heilmann - uthor of Several JS Books & Previously Worked at Yahoo, Mozilla & Microsoft Julian Wood - Developer Advocate at AWS RESOURCES codepo8.github.io/more-developer-tools-tricks (https://codepo8.github.io/more-developer-tools-tricks) codepo8.github.io/dearconsole (https://codepo8.github.io/dearconsole) devtoolstips.org (https://devtoolstips.org) canidev.tools (https://www.canidev.tools) Christian christianheilmann.com (https://christianheilmann.com) @codepo8 (https://twitter.com/codepo8) toot.cafe/@codepo8 (https://toot.cafe/@codepo8) github.com/codepo8 (https://github.com/codepo8) linkedin.com/in/christianheilmann (https://linkedin.com/in/christianheilmann) Julian @julian_wood (https://twitter.com/julian_wood) wooditwork.com (http://www.wooditwork.com) linkedin.com/in/julianrwood (https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood) DESCRIPTION Developers often face challenges in setting up their development environments and experience a lot of time wasted on customization. In this episode of GOTO Unscripted, Julian Wood interviews Christian Heilmann, former principal program manager for developer tools at Microsoft. Christian emphasizes the need to break free from the traditional monolithic IDE and debugging tools by leveraging the power of web technology and standardizing extensions. By highlighting the importance of contextual tooling, where interfaces learn from user behavior and provide automated suggestions and simplified workflows, he aims to streamline the development process and make it more accessible, empowering developers to focus on writing code rather than navigating complex environments. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Christian Heilmann & Jens Oliver Meiert • The Developer Advocacy Handbook (https://amzn.to/3VAt82h) Christian Heilmann & Russ Ferguson • Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax (https://amzn.to/419ob1x) Christian Heilmann & Mark Norm Norman Francis • Web Development Solutions (https://amzn.to/3AZLBvD) Multiple Authors • Web Accessibility (https://amzn.to/3pe8okK) Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com) Twitter (https://twitter.com/GOTOcon) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/goto_con) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences) CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech (https://gotopia.tech) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL (https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1) - new videos posted daily!