developer experience

A collection of 11 Posts

Open source as the model for everything?

Open source has clearly won for critical infrastructure. Is that where it will (and should) remain, or will we see more successful open source alternatives for products higher up the stack?

The case for dedicated devtools integrations teams

Notice how the best devtools also have the best integrations with the other tools you’re using? That’s what you’re aiming for. Devtools builders should have a dedicated multi-disciplinary integrations team covering engineering, marketing and devrel.

Devtools startups - standing out to investors

When I’m talking with a startup founder about a possible investment I’m trying to find out a few things: team, scale, timing, product, developer flow, stickiness.

9 essential devtools for new projects

When starting a new coding project there are lots of devtools to consider using. These are the 9 most important devtools for new projects.

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Unbundling the cloud

In the cloud software defined everything provides unlimited functionality, but compounds with complexity. This has been noticed, and services are becoming unbundled with a focus on developer experience.

Is no/low-code for developers?

But if it's called no (or low) code, why is it a developer tool?

CLI-first devtools

Mobile-first. API-first. Native vs web. These are well understood. But what about CLI-first? Is this a new approach to building devtools? Can you build a good CLI-only product?

First run experiences for developer tools

A bad first run experience is likely to be indicative of the overall quality of the application. What first run experience do developers expect?

App packaging - another thing developers must care about

Developers must own their packages - Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat, Alpine, Arch AUR, Homebrew, Nix, Flatpak, Snap - otherwise someone else will, and that is not a good situation.