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World Congress 2026 North America • Sep 26, 2026 • Session details

12 Names for the Same Thing: Why Developer Experience Can't Grow Without a Common Language

Artem Mukhin

In 1904, incompatible fire hoses fueled the Baltimore fire disaster. Today, 12 names for developer enablement are stalling engineering productivity. Unite under Developer Experience.

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1:55 min

Pioneering the concept of developer experience

1:52 min

Defining developer experience functions within modern engineering teams

Alex Soto Alex Soto · LIVE

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Shifting focus from platform engineering to developer productivity

Robert Hoffmann Robert Hoffmann +1 · LIVE

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Summarizing the organizational benefits of platform engineering

Christian Strack · LIVE

4:22 min

Identifying core engineering chores dragging down developer experience

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Transitioning from enterprise software to developer experience focus

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