Pioneering research on developer productivity
There’s a lot of noise surrounding developer productivity.
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Featured paper
DevEx: What Actually Drives Productivity
A new approach to measuring developer productivity.
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A Conceptual Framework for Developer Experience
Defining developer experience and its key factors.
Read more“Measuring developer productivity is an unsolved challenge. Developer experience offers us a new lens into this problem and new measurement methods.”
Fireside chats
Tune in to conversations with top software engineering researchers, brought to you through our podcast.
How Google Measures Developer Productivity
Ciera Jaspan and Collin Green, engineering productivity researchers at Google, discuss their research and how they measure developer productivity at Google.
A New Way to Measure Developer Productivity
Abi Noda and Laura Tacho discuss popular measurement approaches SPACE and DORA, then dive into the recently published DevEx framework.
DORA Masterclass
Nathen Harvey explains the evolution of the DORA research program and common pitfalls organizations encounter when using the four key metrics.
An Inside Look at the SPACE Framework
Dr. Margaret-Anne Storey shares the backstory behind the SPACE framework, advice on how to apply it, and where she sees future research heading.
From DORA to SPACE to DX
A converation with Dr. Nicole Forsgen about DORA, the inspiration for the SPACE framework, and how she thinks about developer experience.
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