Optimizing for Time: Dark Matter

Much of the work in the productivity space is focused on build speed or tooling improvements. Although beneficial, there is a larger opportunity available: Non-coding time. Standup updates, XFN alignment, chat, email, task management. All of these constitute the “Dark Matter” overhead that engineers have to deal with on a daily basis. We’ll dive into some of the problems, some easy measurement solutions to get your company started on measuring it, and some examples from Meta, including the tooling we provide to help each front-line team become more productive.