DevOps isn't just about developing - Michelle "MishManners" Duke - NDC Oslo 2024

DevOps is built on four key pillars: collaboration, workflows/automation, security/compliance, and continuous improvement

Developers now spend over 75% of time on non-coding tasks like code review, documentation, security, deployments and collaboration

Creating diverse teams with different perspectives and backgrounds leads to better products and solutions compared to homogeneous teams that approach problems the same way

Developer experience is impacted by tools, processes and culture - giving developers their preferred tools and removing process bottlenecks improves productivity

Poor collaboration and constant context switching between tools wastes significant time - studies show 23 minutes lost per tool switch

GitHub’s collaboration features like Discussions, Projects, and Merge Queues help teams work together more efficiently without requiring coding skills

Culture is just as important as tools - there needs to be organizational willingness to change processes and adopt new collaboration approaches

Effective teamwork and collaboration supports the other DevOps pillars by enabling better workflows, security practices and continuous improvement

Team composition should include diverse roles (developers, designers, business people) to build products that meet actual customer needs

Developer experience and collaboration tools should reduce friction and allow focus on building rather than fighting with processes and tooling