Cole PetersFeb 28, 2023

In my latest long form article for Begin:

For years now, the most popular JS frameworks have carried out intense marketing initiatives based on the premise of improving developer experience (#DX). What is it about these promises of great DX that is consistently delivering poor user experiences? Can we change our approach to DX for the betterment of end users?

Plus a wild segue into the world of hand forged scissors đź‘€

https://begin.com/blog/posts/2023-02-28-redefining-developer-experience

Redefining Developer Experience — Begin Blog

For years now, the most popular JS frameworks have carried out intense marketing initiatives based on the premise of improving developer experience (DX). What is it about these promises of great DX that is consistently delivering poor user experiences? Can we change our approach to DX for the betterment of end users?

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Show threadPhil Sherry

@colepeters Good article. I’ve written some of my thoughts about DX in a comment or two on here before now.

https://home.social/@philsherry/109952391520325010

Phil Sherry (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @[email protected] Even the phrase bothers me: “developer experience”. The whole thing should usually always be built for end users, unless it’s so badly built nobody can use it, yet we’ve allowed the phrase to become entire job roles. I’ve seen people introduce themselves as “developer experience engineer/manager” and my head almost falls off from shaking. Every aspect is “me me me me me” and never “the user”—build time, code coverage, bundlers, etc. Burn it all.

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