Forget Developer Platforms, Think Developer Productivity!

Is your platform team actually slowing developers down? Learn to refocus on productivity by treating developers as your primary customer and solving their biggest friction points.

#1about 6 minutes

Shifting focus from platforms to developer productivity

Traditional "you build it, you run it" models increase cognitive load, creating the need for a developer-centric approach instead of just building platforms.

#2about 8 minutes

The downward spiral of platform engineering pitfalls

Platform teams often fail by prioritizing the wrong features, getting stuck in operations, and building leaky abstractions that don't solve developer problems.

#3about 12 minutes

Using the DevEx framework and "Working Backwards"

Improve productivity by applying the DevEx framework's dimensions (feedback loops, cognitive load, flow state) within Amazon's customer-centric "Working Backwards" process.

#4about 6 minutes

A practical guide to improving developer experience

A step-by-step process guides platform teams to listen to developers, define problems, and iterate on solutions that genuinely improve productivity.

#5about 4 minutes

Measuring productivity with DORA, SPACE, and DevEx

An overview of key productivity frameworks highlights that developer experience is the best proxy metric for overall productivity.

#6about 4 minutes

The limitations of coding-only AI companions

AI coding companions have limited impact because developers spend only a small fraction of their time writing new code, with most effort going to maintenance.

#7about 8 minutes

The power of a full development companion

A true development companion assists across the entire software development lifecycle, from understanding requirements to designing architecture and implementing features.

#8about 3 minutes

Using AI for monitoring, testing, and maintenance

A development companion can accelerate debugging by explaining error messages, suggesting fixes, and even automating complex code modernization tasks.

#9about 2 minutes

Key takeaways for boosting developer productivity

The most effective way to improve productivity is to focus on developer experience, work backwards from developer needs, and leverage comprehensive development companions.

#10about 6 minutes