Voxxed Days Ioannina 2024 - Developer Joy – How great teams get s%*t done ( Closing Keynote)

Discover the secrets to creating a joyful development experience, where teams thrive and deliver high-quality software efficiently, through a combination of better tools, processes, and collaboration.

Key takeaways
  • Atlassian’s Developer Joy concept is about understanding what makes developers happy and optimizing the development experience for high productivity and creativity.
  • Autonomous teams are not just a myth, they’re a superpower when empowered to make decisions and work independently.
  • The key to developer joy is to reduce friction, not just through better tools, but also through better processes and better collaboration.
  • Code reviews are not just about code quality, but also about developer experience, and creating a pleasant and constructive feedback loop.
  • There is no one-size-fits-all solution for measuring developer experience, but it’s essential to continually measure and improve based on team feedback.
  • Developers want to be involved in the problem-solving process, and it’s essential to give them the autonomy to make decisions and fix issues.
  • It’s not about optimizing developer productivity for the sake of productivity, but about ensuring that developers can deliver high-quality code quickly and efficiently while still enjoying the process.
  • The intersection of people, product, and process is where developer joy happens, and it’s essential to balance these three aspects.
  • Create an environment where developers can thrive, and they’ll deliver high-quality software quickly and efficiently.