Anu Bharadwaj, Tobias Schlottke
Reimagining the Developer Experience: The AI Advantage
#1about 4 minutes
Anu Bharadwaj's journey from programmer to president
The speaker recounts her career path from writing video games at Microsoft to leading product at Atlassian, driven by a passion for solving customer problems.
#2about 2 minutes
Discovering the human impact of developer tools
A customer interaction revealed that build automation tools have a real-world impact on work-life balance, inspiring a shift from pure engineering to customer-focused product management.
#3about 3 minutes
The developer experience gap despite AI adoption
Research shows that while AI tool usage is increasing, developers don't feel more productive due to information fragmentation and time spent on non-coding tasks.
#4about 2 minutes
How AI agents can improve teamwork and reduce friction
Atlassian's approach is to use AI agents not just for code generation but to automate handoffs, code reviews, and documentation, thereby reducing overall cycle time.
#5about 3 minutes
Measuring developer joy with qualitative and quantitative data
True developer productivity is measured by combining quantitative metrics like PR cycle time with qualitative feedback on whether developers feel their work is meaningful and effective.
#6about 5 minutes
Why AI represents a fundamental shift for development
The current AI transformation is a more significant quantum shift than previous changes like the move to SaaS, fundamentally reinventing the entire software development lifecycle.
#7about 2 minutes
Three practical tips for developers to adapt to AI
Developers should actively use new AI tools, maintain a growth mindset as everyone is a beginner again, and apply AI to solve specific, personal use cases in their daily work.
#8about 3 minutes
The developer's evolving role from integrator to architect
As AI handles more implementation tasks, the developer's role will shift from being an integrator of tools to an architect who designs systems and orchestrates teams of AI agents.
#9about 2 minutes
Defining AI agents as collaborative teammates
AI agents can be considered true teammates when defined with clear goals, a distinct personality, and a controlled set of actions and knowledge, enabling new forms of human-AI collaboration.
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