Developer Experience : From Hype to Reality by Soroosh Khodami, Makan Sepehrifar

The term “developer experience” (DevEx) emerged in the early 2010s as a response to the growing importance of developer communities in the tech industry, ensuring happy and productive developers through a seamless experience. While numerous theoretical guidelines exist for DevEX, this talk focuses on practical implementation and case studies. Drawing from our own experiences in large organizations like Rabobank & Bol.com, we explore diverse approaches to fostering a DevEx culture. We will show how different high-level incentives behind DevEx Culture adoption, change the strategies of big and medium size organizations toward the implementation. Finally we will also introduce qualitative metrics that guide strategic decisions while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.Takeaways:Understanding the importance of relation between Developer Experience (DX) and Platform Engineering.Learned lessons from real-world examples of large/mid-sized companies.Practical tips on what services can bring more value for your companyBest measurements to help your company to weight their success in developer experience and platform engineeringDiscovering how AI can enhance Developer Experience.