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Measuring Developer Flow and Friction
Google’s 3-step approach to developing quantitative metrics for developer friction and flow.
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How Shopify’s Developer Experience Survey Works
How the Developer Acceleration organization uses the survey, how the survey is designed, and more.
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Abi Noda
November 2023
Barriers to Flow
Boring tasks, unrealistic deadlines, last-minute priority changes, and insufficient tools all make it harder for developers to experience flow while…
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Abi Noda
The Impact of Self-Reflection on Productivity
Self-reflection prompts developers to restructure their day, leading to an increase in productivity.
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OKRs in Software Engineering
The challenges teams face when adopting OKRs and how to mitigate them.
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Abi Noda
The Human Side of Software Engineering Teams
The most common human-related challenges that teams face.
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Abi Noda
October 2023
2023 DORA Report
Key findings and commentary on this year's State of DevOps report.
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Characterizing Software Developers by Perceptions of Productivity
The six types of developers, categorized by their ideal workday.
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Developer Onboarding and Ramp-Up Time
Findings from studies at Google to understand, measure, and improve developer onboarding.
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Developers' Perspectives on Technical Debt Payment
Lack of time, cost, and lack of organizational interest are common reasons for not focusing on technical debt.
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Abi Noda
September 2023
Characteristics of Code Quality
Developers define code quality in terms of readability, structure, and documentation.
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What Predicts Software Developers’ Productivity?
Job enthusiasm, peer support for new ideas, and receiving useful feedback about job performance strongly correlate with developer productivity.
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