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Discussing DX design & the unique challenges of building dev-facing products.

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    • Jan 31, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 37m AVG DURATION
    • 26 EPISODES


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    Ep. #13, Standing On The Shoulders Of A License

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2017 39:56


    In this episode, Steve and David are joined by Ilan Rabinovich, Director of Technical Services and Evangelism at Datadog. They talk about the different ways companies are being built on open source software. The post Ep. #13, Standing On The Shoulders Of A License appeared first on Heavybit.

    Ep. #13, Standing On The Shoulders Of A License

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2017 39:56


    In this episode, Steve and David are joined by Ilan Rabinovich, Director of Technical Services and Evangelism at Datadog. They talk about the different ways companies are being built on open source software.

    Ep. #12, Security Ergonomics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2016 40:19


    In this episode of Don't Make Me Code, David and Steve are joined by Guy Podjarny, CEO of Snyk. The group discuss the current state of developer experience in security tools and practices, the importance of non-engineers on your developer tool team, and the challenges of 'selling' security to developers without resorting to FUD. The post Ep. #12, Security Ergonomics appeared first on Heavybit.

    Ep. #12, Security Ergonomics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2016 40:19


    In this episode of Don't Make Me Code, David and Steve are joined by Guy Podjarny, CEO of Snyk. The group discuss the current state of developer experience in security tools and practices, the importance of non-engineers on your developer tool team, and the challenges of ‘selling' security to developers without resorting to FUD.

    Ep. #11, Dogfooding

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2016 40:45


    In this episode of Don't Make Me Code, David and Steve have Liz Bennett in the studio. Liz is a Senior Engineer at Loggly, a SaaS based logging company. The three discuss the many benefits of Dogfooding as well as some unique-to-developer-tools pitfalls of using your own product to build itself. The post Ep. #11, Dogfooding appeared first on Heavybit.

    Ep. #11, Dogfooding

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2016 40:45


    In this episode of Don't Make Me Code, David and Steve have Liz Bennett in the studio. Liz is a Senior Engineer at Loggly, a SaaS based logging company. The three discuss the many benefits of Dogfooding as well as some unique-to-developer-tools pitfalls of using your own product to build itself.

    Ep. #10, Environment Protection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2016 33:05


    In this episode of Don't Make Me Code, Steve and David are joined by Sean Li, Lead Product Designer at Docker. Sean, Steve & David discuss Docker's acquisition of Kitematic, the friction of attempting to replace a developer's existing tool, and the increasingly prominent role of Design in Developer Tools. The post Ep. #10, Environment Protection appeared first on Heavybit.

    Ep. #10, Environment Protection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2016 33:05


    In this episode of Don't Make Me Code, Steve and David are joined by Sean Li, Lead Product Designer at Docker. Sean, Steve & David discuss Docker's acquisition of Kitematic, the friction of attempting to replace a developer's existing tool, and the increasingly prominent role of Design in Developer Tools.

    Ep. #9, Getting Users To Give A Damn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2016 48:29


    In this episode, David and Steve are joined by Mikeal Rogers, Community Manager at the Node.js Foundation. The three discuss how best to grow communities around open source software. The post Ep. #9, Getting Users To Give A Damn appeared first on Heavybit.

    Ep. #9, Getting Users To Give A Damn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2016 48:29


    In this episode, David and Steve are joined by Mikeal Rogers, Community Manager at the Node.js Foundation. The three discuss how best to grow communities around open source software.

    Ep. #8, I Only Work On Ugly Products

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2016 43:31


    In this episode, Steve and David are joined by Dom Nguyen, Product Designer at Meteor. The group discuss why developer companies should hire designers, and why designers should want to work for developer companies. The post Ep. #8, I Only Work On Ugly Products appeared first on Heavybit.

    Ep. #8, I Only Work On Ugly Products

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2016 43:31


    In this episode, Steve and David are joined by Dom Nguyen, Product Designer at Meteor. The group discuss why developer companies should hire designers, and why designers should want to work for developer companies.

    Ep. #7, You’re The Developer Of Your Developer Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2016 43:59


    In this episode, David and Steve are joined by Matt Harris, Co-founder of Sendwithus. The three discuss the challenges of providing the same great developer experience across multiple different languages, how important DX is to building developer traction, and finally they cover what to look for in potential hires when building your developer experience team. The post Ep. #7, You’re The Developer Of Your Developer Experience appeared first on Heavybit.

    Ep. #7, You're The Developer Of Your Developer Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2016 43:59


    In this episode, David and Steve are joined by Matt Harris, Co-founder of Sendwithus. The three discuss the challenges of providing the same great developer experience across multiple different languages, how important DX is to building developer traction, and finally they cover what to look for in potential hires when building your developer experience team.

    Ep. #6, How To Train Your Developer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2016 41:14


    David and Steve are joined by Gonçalo Borrêga of Outsystems to discuss training developers. The post Ep. #6, How To Train Your Developer appeared first on Heavybit.

    Ep. #6, How To Train Your Developer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2016 41:14


    David and Steve are joined by Gonçalo Borrêga of Outsystems to discuss training developers.

    Ep. #5, Developers are People Too

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2016 29:45


    In this episode David and Steve are joined by Justin Baker, Lead Product Designer at LaunchDarkly. The three discuss how developers are people too. The post Ep. #5, Developers are People Too appeared first on Heavybit.

    Ep. #5, Developers are People Too

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2016 29:45


    In this episode David and Steve are joined by Justin Baker, Lead Product Designer at LaunchDarkly. The three discuss how developers are people too.

    Ep. #4, Affordances for Developers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2016 45:29


    In this episode David and Steve are joined by Dustin Larimer from Keen IO. They discuss affordances - the visual cues or attributes of a thing that inform you how it works - for developers. The post Ep. #4, Affordances for Developers appeared first on Heavybit.

    Ep. #4, Affordances for Developers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2016 45:29


    In this episode David and Steve are joined by Dustin Larimer from Keen IO. They discuss affordances – the visual cues or attributes of a thing that inform you how it works – for developers.

    Ep. #3, Developer Segments

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2016 25:09


    In this episode, Steve and David dive into listener Matthias Lübken's topic suggestion of developer segments. David and Steve discuss all the different types of developers that are using dev tools, and the different ways they design tools with these segments in mind. The post Ep. #3, Developer Segments appeared first on Heavybit.

    Ep. #3, Developer Segments

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2016 25:09


    In this episode, Steve and David dive into listener Matthias Lübken's topic suggestion of developer segments. David and Steve discuss all the different types of developers that are using dev tools, and the different ways they design tools with these segments in mind.

    Ep. #2, Onboarding Developers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2016 22:47


    In this episode, David and Steve discuss the challenges faced when onboarding developers, and how you can make that experience better. The post Ep. #2, Onboarding Developers appeared first on Heavybit.

    Ep. #2, Onboarding Developers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2016 22:47


    In this episode, David and Steve discuss the challenges faced when onboarding developers, and how you can make that experience better.

    Ep. #1, Introducing Steve and David

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2016 30:41


    In this first episode, Steve and David discuss the origins of the term DX, they share their thoughts on what makes a great developer experience, and they talk about some of the challenges they face when designing developer facing products. The post Ep. #1, Introducing Steve and David appeared first on Heavybit.

    Ep. #1, Introducing Steve and David

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2016 30:41


    In this first episode, Steve and David discuss the origins of the term DX, they share their thoughts on what makes a great developer experience, and they talk about some of the challenges they face when designing developer facing products.

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