Developer Experience: Devs Shouldn’t Have to “Figure It Out”

3 years ago thenewstack.io

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Developer Experience (DX) is the overall interactions and feeling that the developer feels when working towards a goal. It is similar to the definition of User Experience (UX), except in this case the primary user is a software engineer.

Focusing on the three pillars of user experience — usability, findability and credibility — are also excellent markers of measuring developer experience.

For developer experience, having a service that is reliable and performant is key to credibility.

Developer experience is key to building and maintaining the next generation of software and platforms.

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