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Developer Productivity

How much work developers can get done over time in a holistic, sustainable way

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How much work developers can get done over time in a holistic, sustainable way

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Feedback Loops Developer Experience (DevEx)Auto Deploy

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DORA SPACE Core 4 Seven-Step DevEx Process Inverted W Planning Process

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Listening Tour Quick Wins Start with problem definition before metrics Make work accessible to key audiences Ask developers about biggest productivity barriers

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Nicole Forsgren 00:07:51

Yeah. I love that point because productivity, first of all, is hard to define anyway. But if you're just looking at output, you can get there in a lot of different ways. But if you're getting there in ways that are high toil or high friction, then at some point, a developer is going to burn out. Or if it's super high cognitive load, if it's hard to even think about what you're doing because concentrating on the mechanics of... the plumbing of something, then you don't have the brain space left to come up with really innovative solutions and questions. So I love that it's kind of this self-reinforcing loop in terms of, "You do more work, you do better work." And it's better for people, it's better for the systems, it's better for our customers.

Nicole ForsgrenSource summary

Source summary: Discusses measuring sustainable engineering output.

David Singleton 00:50:19

... care about making Stripe a place where engineers can do some of the best work of their careers and that means being enabled with good tools and good developer productivity. So we invest a lot in developer productivity. We have a team who work on our dev tools and they actually run exactly the same product development pr...

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Developer Productivity

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How much work developers can get done over time in a holistic, sustainable way

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3 Episodes

3 Related Concepts

6 Frameworks

22 Practices

Related Concepts

Feedback Loops Developer Experience (DevEx)Auto Deploy

Related Frameworks

DORA SPACE Core 4 Seven-Step DevEx Process Inverted W Planning Process

Related Practices

Listening Tour Quick Wins Start with problem definition before metrics Make work accessible to key audiences Ask developers about biggest productivity barriers

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Nicole Forsgren 00:07:51

Yeah. I love that point because productivity, first of all, is hard to define anyway. But if you're just looking at output, you can get there in a lot of different ways. But if you're getting there in ways that are high toil or high friction, then at some point, a developer is going to burn out. Or if it's super high cognitive load, if it's hard to even think about what you're doing because concentrating on the mechanics of... the plumbing of something, then you don't have the brain space left to come up with really innovative solutions and questions. So I love that it's kind of this self-reinforcing loop in terms of, "You do more work, you do better work." And it's better for people, it's better for the systems, it's better for our customers.

Nicole ForsgrenSource summary

Source summary: Discusses measuring sustainable engineering output.

David Singleton 00:50:19

... care about making Stripe a place where engineers can do some of the best work of their careers and that means being enabled with good tools and good developer productivity. So we invest a lot in developer productivity. We have a team who work on our dev tools and they actually run exactly the same product development pr...

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How much work developers can get done over time in a holistic, sustainable way
How to measure AI developer productivity in 2025 | Nicole Forsgren (Episode)
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Building a culture of excellence | David Singleton (CTO of Stripe) (Episode)
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How to measure and improve developer productivity | Nicole Forsgren (Microsoft Research, GitHub, Google) (Episode)
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Feedback Loops (Concept)
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Speed and quality of information flow from action to result in development processes
Developer Experience (DevEx) (Concept)
Direct connection to Developer Productivity
What it's like to build software day-to-day for a developer, including friction, workflows, and support
Auto Deploy (Concept)
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Automated deployment processes that reduce manual intervention and speed up release cycles
Nicole Forsgren (Person)
Connected through: How to measure AI developer productivity in 2025 | Nicole Forsgren; How to measure and improve developer productivity | Nicole Forsgren (Microsoft Research, GitHub, Google)
David Singleton (Person)
Connected through: Building a culture of excellence | David Singleton (CTO of Stripe)
High Output Management (Book)
Connected through: Building a culture of excellence | David Singleton (CTO of Stripe)
"High Output Management" by Andy Grove is highly recommended for its insightful exploration of effective management and leadership. Its key takeaway lies in understanding Grove's innovative thinking and approaches to management, which can elevate one's managerial skills from basic to advanced by applying best practices and strategies he shares through compelling stories.
Good Strategy Bad Strategy (Book)
Connected through: How to measure and improve developer productivity | Nicole Forsgren (Microsoft Research, GitHub, Google)
"Good Strategy Bad Strategy" by Richard Rumelt is highly recommended for its clear differentiation between effective and ineffective strategies, emphasizing the importance of clarity and alignment in strategic planning. It serves as a practical guide for product leaders to develop a coherent strategy that connects their team's efforts to overarching goals, ultimately driving better business results.
Scaling People (Book)
Connected through: Building a culture of excellence | David Singleton (CTO of Stripe)
"Scaling People" by Claire Hughes Johnson is highly recommended for its practical and tactical insights into effective management and leadership. The book serves as a valuable reference for addressing everyday challenges in scaling teams, offering templates and frameworks that can be immediately implemented by leaders at all levels.
DORA (Framework)
Connected through: How to measure AI developer productivity in 2025 | Nicole Forsgren; How to measure and improve developer productivity | Nicole Forsgren (Microsoft Research, GitHub, Google)
Four key metrics for measuring software delivery performance: deployment frequency, lead time, MTTR, and change fail rate
SPACE (Framework)
Connected through: How to measure AI developer productivity in 2025 | Nicole Forsgren
Framework for measuring developer productivity across Satisfaction, Performance, Activity, Communication/Collaboration, and Efficiency/Flow

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How to measure AI developer productivity in 2025 | Nicole Forsgren · discusses · Developer Productivity
Building a culture of excellence | David Singleton (CTO of Stripe) · discusses · Developer Productivity
How to measure and improve developer productivity | Nicole Forsgren (Microsoft Research, GitHub, Google) · discusses · Developer Productivity
Developer Productivity · relates to · Feedback Loops
Developer Experience (DevEx) · relates to · Developer Productivity
Auto Deploy · relates to · Developer Productivity
How to measure AI developer productivity in 2025 | Nicole Forsgren · features · Nicole Forsgren
How to measure and improve developer productivity | Nicole Forsgren (Microsoft Research, GitHub, Google) · features · Nicole Forsgren
Building a culture of excellence | David Singleton (CTO of Stripe) · features · David Singleton
Building a culture of excellence | David Singleton (CTO of Stripe) · references · High Output Management
How to measure and improve developer productivity | Nicole Forsgren (Microsoft Research, GitHub, Google) · references · Good Strategy Bad Strategy
Building a culture of excellence | David Singleton (CTO of Stripe) · references · Scaling People
How to measure AI developer productivity in 2025 | Nicole Forsgren · mentions framework · DORA
How to measure and improve developer productivity | Nicole Forsgren (Microsoft Research, GitHub, Google) · mentions framework · DORA
How to measure AI developer productivity in 2025 | Nicole Forsgren · mentions framework · SPACE

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How to measure AI developer productivity in 2025 | Nicole Forsgren

Nicole Forsgren · 00:07:51

Yeah. I love that point because productivity, first of all, is hard to define anyway. But if you're just looking at output, you can get there in a lot of different ways. But if you're getting there in ways that are high toil or high friction, then at some point, a developer is going to burn out. Or if it's super high cognitive load, if it's hard to even think about what you're doing because concentrating on the mechanics of... the plumbing of something, then you don't have the brain space left to come up with really innovative solutions and questions. So I love that it's kind of this self-reinforcing loop in terms of, "You do more work, you do better work." And it's better for people, it's better for the systems, it's better for our customers.

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How to measure and improve developer productivity | Nicole Forsgren (Microsoft Research, GitHub, Google)

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Source summary: Discusses measuring sustainable engineering output.

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Building a culture of excellence | David Singleton (CTO of Stripe)

David Singleton · 00:50:19

... care about making Stripe a place where engineers can do some of the best work of their careers and that means being enabled with good tools and good developer productivity. So we invest a lot in developer productivity. We have a team who work on our dev tools and they actually run exactly the same product development pr...

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