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   E54 · 2 Feb 2022 · 30 min

   Are happy developers more productive?

   Let’s look at some research studies together to see whether “happy developers are more productive”. I will let you know my take on it, and how it relates to the study I did on developer experience. We talk about: - whether happy developers are more productive - what makes developers happier at work - with which negative consequences do you have to reckon if developers are unhappy - and what are the most important factors that make developers more satisfied at work.

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   E53 · 18 Jan 2022 · 31 min

   How to write tests that find bugs

   Dr. Mauricio Aniche explains how developers can write tests that find bugs. Writing effective test cases that bring confidence is not that easy. Many developers are familiar with testing frameworks and regularly write automated software tests. Yet, often they don’t test systematically. That’s why Mauricio writes a book called “Effective Software Testing” which shows practical approaches to systematically test software. You can win a digital copy of the Effective Software Testing book, when you like and retweet this episode’s link, which you can find here. We talk about: - the difference…

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   E52 · 5 Jan 2022 · 29 min

   Building a strong engineering culture through engineering values

   Learn how crystal clear engineering values can help you and your team to build a strong engineering culture. We deep dive into why well-defined, explicit engineering values are a competitive advantage for your engineer teams. We will also look at how engineering values: - help everyone to make decisions that are aligned with your company goals and values; - how they help newcomers understand what your team expects from them; - and how they help potential candidates to evaluate whether they would strive in your engineering team. But knowing your engineering core values form also the basis for…

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   E51 · 23 Dec 2021 · 31 min

   Measure developer productivity using the SPACE framework

   Dr. Storey explains how to best use the SPACE framework to measure the productivity of software engineering teams. Dr. Storey is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Victoria and a distinguished expert in empirical software engineering. We talk about: - Productivity metrics for software developer - Developer experience as a different mindset to improve developer performance - The SPACE framework, which focuses on giving a well-rounded understanding of developer productivity.

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   E50 · 7 Dec 2021 · 24 min

   Do not measure developer productivity

   In this special episode (50th) I’ll tell you a bit about the research on developer experience and developer productivity that kept me so busy this year. You will learn about: - some history of productivity-focused thinking - new productivity research like the Space Framework that helps understand and measure developer productivity - the difference to the Developer Experience framework that I co-created - why (IMHO) metrics and a productivity-driven mindset can be problematic for your culture and long-term success - and what you should focus on instead.

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   E48 · 28 Sep 2021 · 44 min

   Driving innovation and engineering practices with Dr. Holly Cummins

   In this episode, I talk to Dr. Holly Cummins. Holly was the development practice lead for IBM Garage for Cloud, before becoming an innovation leader in IBM’s corporate strategy team. She drives innovation for companies in various industries, such as banking, catering, retail, or even nonprofit organization. She is also a Java Champion, a JavaOne Rockstar, a published author, and a regular and vivid speaker. We talk about - What it takes to drive innovation in an organization - Test-driven development (TDD) - Ensuring a healthy and welcoming company culture - The benefits of Pair programming

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   E47 · 14 Sep 2021 · 45 min

   Better collaboration & performance through diversity and inclusion

   In this episode, I talk to Trier Bryant and Kim Scott who co-founded the company Just Work which helps organizations and individuals create more equitable workplaces. Trier Bryant is a strategic executive leader with distinctive Tech, Wall Street, and military experience spanning over 15 years and the CEO of Just Work. She’s previously worked at Astra, Twitter, Goldman Sachs, and led engineering teams in the United States Air Force, where she already also drove diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Kim Scott is the author of both successful books: Just Work and Radical Candor.…

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   E46 · 31 Aug 2021 · 37 min

   Falling in love with the JavaScript community

   In this episode, I talk to Tracy Lee. Tracy is the CEO and co-founder of This Dot Labs, a widely successful dev shop. She is also a speaker, conference organizer, and blogger. We talk about: - how she dared to start her first start-up as soon as right out of college, - how she learned to program and fall in love with JavaScript and the community, - how she founded a successful development shop, - her advice in terms of a marketing-driven versus product-driven startup launch.

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   E45 · 17 Aug 2021 · 52 min

   Bootstrapping Netlify to a multi-million-dollar company

   In this episode, I talk to Matt Biilmann. Matt Matt is the CEO and co-founder of Netlify – the modern platform for high-performance websites and apps. Netlify has around 150 employees and an estimate of over 20 million dollars of annual revenue. Matt also coined the term Jamstack, which stands for JavaScript, APIs, and Markup. We talk about: - his journey bootstrapping Netlify to a million-dollar company - how he got the vision for the JAM-stack, - how it feels to grow a company from a two-person adventure to over 150 employees, - how he envisions the collaborative software development of…

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    E44 · 3 Aug 2021 · 46 min

    Responsibilities of a Chief Data Officer

    In this episode, I talk to Patrick Wagstrom. Patrick is the Chief Data Officer at Brightcove. Before that Patrick was the director of emerging technology at Verizon, meaning that he leveraged AI/ML, augmented reality, blockchain, IoT, quantum computing, and even 5G. Before that, he was a senior director of data science at Capital One. Even before that, he was a "research nerd"(his own term) at IBM working on the Watson project. We talk about: - his role and responsibilities as a chief data officer, - the difference between building systems that support machine learning and systems that…