Insights for Engineering Excellence
From AI Adoption to Agentic Experience
What Hundreds of Engineers Reveal About the Journey Toward AI-Native DeliveryWhat Hundreds of Engineers Reveal About the Journey Toward AI-Native Delivery
AI Scales Software Faster Than Teams Can Stay Aligned
Last week at the Infoshare conference, Jon Kern — co-author of the Agile Manifesto — and I opened the Tech Trends stage with a talk about how AI is changing software delivery, engineering organizations, and ultimately the meaning of agility itself.Last week at the Infoshare conference, Jon Kern — co-author of the Agile Manifesto — and I opened the Tech Trends stage with a talk about how AI is changing software delivery, engineering organizations, and ultimately the meaning of agility itself.
Monitoring: DevEx Survey Questions to Help Teams Detect and Fix Problems Before Users Notice
Use DevEx survey insights to identify monitoring gaps. Diagnose alert noise, missed signals, and slow detection before issues impact users and delay response.Use DevEx survey insights to identify monitoring gaps. Diagnose alert noise, missed signals, and slow detection before issues impact users and delay response.
Release Ease: DevEx Survey Questions to Help Teams Release Code Without Delay or Stress
Use DevEx survey insights to identify release bottlenecks. Diagnose slow deployments, manual steps, approval delays, and release friction before they impact delivery speed.Use DevEx survey insights to identify release bottlenecks. Diagnose slow deployments, manual steps, approval delays, and release friction before they impact delivery speed.
Test Quality: DevEx Survey Questions to Help Teams Catch Bugs Before Production
Use DevEx survey insights to identify gaps in test quality. Diagnose missing coverage, unreliable tests, and production bugs before they impact users.Use DevEx survey insights to identify gaps in test quality. Diagnose missing coverage, unreliable tests, and production bugs before they impact users.
Steve Yegge’s 8 Levels of AI Adoption Aren’t About Tools—They’re About How You Work
Below is a practical, engineer-facing interpretation of the levels—plus a “taste/time-horizon” perspective from my conversation with Steve, and a set of proven tips & tricks from Addy Osmani’s orchestration patterns and Steve’s own maintainer workflows.Below is a practical, engineer-facing interpretation of the levels—plus a “taste/time-horizon” perspective from my conversation with Steve, and a set of proven tips & tricks from Addy Osmani’s orchestration patterns and Steve’s own maintainer workflows.
Codebase: DevEx Survey Questions to Help Teams Find, Understand, and Change Code
Discover DevEx survey questions that help engineering teams diagnose codebase friction. Learn how to improve code discoverability, shared knowledge, and safe code changes.Discover DevEx survey questions that help engineering teams diagnose codebase friction. Learn how to improve code discoverability, shared knowledge, and safe code changes.
Software Development Is a Team Sport—Especially in the AI Era
AI coding tools are everywhere. Many teams see faster local throughput: more code drafted, more ideas explored, less friction to start.AI coding tools are everywhere. Many teams see faster local throughput: more code drafted, more ideas explored, less friction to start.
The 70% → 80% Shift in AI Coding: Why VPs of Engineering Need to Manage Comprehension Debt
Last year, the dominant story was the “70% problem”: AI helps you get surprisingly far, surprisingly fast—but the final stretch toward production readiness becomes a grind of edge cases, debugging, and diminishing returns.Last year, the dominant story was the “70% problem”: AI helps you get surprisingly far, surprisingly fast—but the final stretch toward production readiness becomes a grind of edge cases, debugging, and diminishing returns.
DORA 2025: AI is an amplifier — the capabilities that decide whether it accelerates outcomes or chaos
When nearly everyone has access to similar models, competitive advantage comes from the system around the model: how your organization makes decisions, how work flows, how safely knowledge can be accessed, and how quickly you can validate outcomes.When nearly everyone has access to similar models, competitive advantage comes from the system around the model: how your organization makes decisions, how work flows, how safely knowledge can be accessed, and how quickly you can validate outcomes.
CI/CD: DevEx Survey Questions to Help Teams Diagnose Pipeline Friction
Discover DevEx survey questions that help engineering teams diagnose CI/CD pipeline friction. Learn how to identify slow builds, flaky pipelines, and delivery bottlenecks.Discover DevEx survey questions that help engineering teams diagnose CI/CD pipeline friction. Learn how to identify slow builds, flaky pipelines, and delivery bottlenecks.
We Don’t Run DevEx Surveys. We Run a Delivery Improvement System.
Learn how Developer Experience surveys help engineering organizations uncover delivery friction, identify root causes, prioritize improvements, and turn developer feedback into measurable delivery outcomes across teams.Learn how Developer Experience surveys help engineering organizations uncover delivery friction, identify root causes, prioritize improvements, and turn developer feedback into measurable delivery outcomes across teams.
AI Didn’t Reduce Engineering Work — It Moved the Bottlenecks
How to Turn Faster Coding into Faster Shipping: Delegation, Verification, DevEx DataHow to Turn Faster Coding into Faster Shipping: Delegation, Verification, DevEx Data
Leverage user feedback to build a culture of ownership and action
Hosted by Anita Zbieg, PhD, this session will feature industry experts Simon Boudrias (Director of Engineering at Datadog) and Jon Kern (Software Engineer, Agile Manifesto Co-author at Adaptavist). Together, they will share insights on cultivating a developer culture that is not just productive but customer-centred.Hosted by Anita Zbieg, PhD, this session will feature industry experts Simon Boudrias (Director of Engineering at Datadog) and Jon Kern (Software Engineer, Agile Manifesto Co-author at Adaptavist). Together, they will share insights on cultivating a developer culture that is not just productive but customer-centred.
Code Review Metrics – The Miro Way
How to Spot the Good and Avoid the Bad in Code Review Signals?How to Spot the Good and Avoid the Bad in Code Review Signals?
How to elevate CI/CD efficiency & experience: Surveys, Metrics, Insights
Let’s take a holistic view of the CI/CD pipeline. It is a delivery mechanism, but its role goes beyond just building code—it also builds developers' daily experiences.Let’s take a holistic view of the CI/CD pipeline. It is a delivery mechanism, but its role goes beyond just building code—it also builds developers' daily experiences.
Delivering “User Magic” - from Experiences to Metrics & Goals
Focus on what truly matters: the users’ actual experiences and the value they gain while using your product—even down to endorphin levels. This includes those that drive reward and motivation, like clicking a link and expecting it to load instantly, as well as those that sustain long-term satisfaction. These are the experiences your software can strive to deliver and optimize for.Focus on what truly matters: the users’ actual experiences and the value they gain while using your product—even down to endorphin levels. This includes those that drive reward and motivation, like clicking a link and expecting it to load instantly, as well as those that sustain long-term satisfaction. These are the experiences your software can strive to deliver and optimize for.
Delivering “User Magic” – from Experiences to Metrics & Goals
Focus on what truly matters: the users’ actual experiences and the value they gain while using your product—even down to endorphin levels.Focus on what truly matters: the users’ actual experiences and the value they gain while using your product—even down to endorphin levels.
Clear the Roadblocks Dev Teams Face
How to Turn Developer Experience [DevEx] Insights into ActionsHow to Turn Developer Experience [DevEx] Insights into Actions
Building Great Software Enablers
How Focusing on Better Developer Experience (DevEx) Frees Developers to Do What Matters MostHow Focusing on Better Developer Experience (DevEx) Frees Developers to Do What Matters Most
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Enabling Developer Experience [DevEx]: The Role of Deep Work and Collaboration
Traditionally, tech companies have measured developer productivity by tracking the flow of work through the delivery process—from writing code to getting it reviewed, merged, and released into production. However, a new approach is gaining traction: measuring Developer Experience (DevEx).Traditionally, tech companies have measured developer productivity by tracking the flow of work through the delivery process—from writing code to getting it reviewed, merged, and released into production. However, a new approach is gaining traction: measuring Developer Experience (DevEx).
