WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Apr 25, 2024

Forget Developer Platforms, Think Developer Productivity!

Robert Hoffmann , Christian Denich

Developers only spend 52 minutes a day actively coding. Discover how shifting from building complex internal platforms to prioritizing holistic developer productivity can unlock true engineering velocity.

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