Most developers have heard the term tech debt undoubtedly with a negative connotation. Code, systems, or processes are not inherently bad or good. They are what they are. A continuous improvement journey. Come listen to the latest episode of DevEx Evolved podcast and get a new perspective on tech debt or as I call it innovation ideas. It might just give you a new outlook on all the opportunities that exist in your organization and how you can improve things for the better. Make sure to rate and leave a comment for us! Thanks for listening. 

How does Developer Experience collide with product management? Even better, what does a product management team do and how can they help your Developer Experience organization? In this episode Chuck and Tim talk to Special Guest Bryce Deneen who has been on both the development and product side of software teams. Bryce shares his years of expertise and discusses the role of a product team in a company, how to find great product leaders, and how to help an organization plan for the future. We hope you enjoy this episode. Please feel free to rate  or leave a comment. Thanks for listening. 

If you have ever worked on a team of software engineers this episode is for you. What are some characteristics of high performing teams? How do you help people get along? How do you build a resilient and productive team? Should a team try to agree via consensus or should few or even 1 person make decisions. Come listen to this interesting discussion where you might gather new ideas to improve your software teams. Please rate and comment on our podcast. Thank you for listening. 

In this episode Tim and Chuck bring on a special guest and Software Architect Sandeep Adi to discuss Beyond Code and the technical aspects of developer experience, activity, and engagement.  How do you know you are on a high performing team? What do high performing teams do differently than one considered medium performing? Is a teams performance quantifiable? What measure do you use? And how do you create a culture of high performance? Come find out these answers and more.  Enjoy the episode, rate us, and leave a comment. 

"Every developer wants a good developer experience" - Tim Downey. From a developers point of view, you could make a claim it's best to work at companies that take pride in developer experience. But when interviewing, how do you know your pontential employer has a good developer experience or cares about developer experience at all? In this episode we share questions you could ask your pontential employer to determine whether you'll like coding there or loathe it. 

Recently the word hardcore has been used to describe how developers in some companies work. But what exactly does hardcore development actually mean? What does hardcore development look like? Who is hardcore and can you spot them? Are you hardcore? In this episode Chuck and Tim discuss what exactly it means to be a hardcore developer. They discuss the culture it creates in organizations that celebrate working non-stop. Thanks for listening and feedback is appreciated. 

Developers love to build things. You gain autonomy and know the system better when you build it yourself. Should this be your first instinct though? Some problems have been solved and quite nicely if only you have the money to afford it. In this episode of DevEx Evolved Podcast we discuss things to consider when a software organization should buy software or build it themselves with regards to Developer Experience. Check out links to websites mentioned in the show. Wardley Mapping: https://itrevolution.com/articles/how-to-wardley-map/ Buy vs Build Rubric: https://www.windwardstudios.com/white-papers/build-buy-software-development

Can developer experience help with developer happiness? In this episode of DevEx Evolved you will learn ways developer experience can improve the morale of your software organization. Giving developers the tools to do their job easier and faster than ever before will help with developer happiness and retention. A good developer experience is a talent differentiator for your business.  https://cult.honeypot.io/developer-happiness-index/global-insights - Work/Life balance is the most important factor in developer satisfaction according to this research. Enjoy the cast. 

In this episode Chuck and Tim discuss the stages you need in your CI/CD pipeline. Software teams should strive to create a consistent and reliable software delivery pipeline to take the guess work and toil out of software deployments. Giving an enterprise a common pipeline is a game changer to improve team efficiency. This creates a golden path development teams can follow to get their software to production. An enterprise can use the same deployment strategies, scripts, tools, and practices to take advantage of economies of scale and leverage. Check out this episode to learn more. As always we love to hear your feedback. Thanks for listening.