The Biggest Challenges Facing Modern Developers In 2023
268In this episode, Dave Farley is interviewed by John Koduma of LaunchDarkly.
They explore the importance of the DORA metrics and the ideas of Modern Software Engineering and Continuous Delivery as a holistic approach to software development and describe the commonest challenges faced by development organisations and teams and their solutions.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:54 The DORA Metrics
03:67 Measuring the Impact of Continuous Delivery
06:51 Moving the Industry Forward - Ruling Out Bad Ideas
07:42 DORA vs Other Metrics
11:45 Making Progress in Small Steps
14:02 Domain Driven Design - Modelling the Problem
15:54 TDD as a Talent Amplifier
19:50 The Value of Managing Complexity
21:28 Is Design Art or Engineering?
27:00 Is Engineering Always Subjective?
32:27 Common Places to Improve Feedback?
33:35 Broken Requirements Process
34:34 Testing is Often Too Late in the Process
36:07 Mistakes in Dev Teams
37:10 Coupling Between Teams
37:58 Team Topology as a Tool
38:59 Managing Infrastructure