Past, Present, and Future of Developer Productivity Research

Join Abi Noda (CEO of DX) and Margaret-Anne Storey (co-author of DevEx and SPACE, University of Victoria) for a fireside chat that explores the evolution of developer productivity research. They’ll dive into the backstory of DevEx, SPACE, and the just-published DX Core 4—while sharing candid perspectives on current challenges.

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In this fireside chat, Abi asks Margaret-Anne (Peggy) about some of her most interesting findings from her developer productivity research. Abi and Peggy cover a lot of ground, including how to measure (and how not to measure) productivity, some surprising things that impact developer productivity, the origins of the SPACE framework, and Peggy’s thoughts on the DX Core 4 framework. One key theme is that metrics and data are key to understanding productivity, to measuring the impact of any activities designed to improve developer productivity, and to convincing leadership that investment in productivity is valuable. Developer productivity is at the core of Develocity. Learn how Develocity provides metrics and data visualizations that empower teams to identify bottlenecks, optimize workflows, and enhance overall productivity.

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Meet the speakers

Margaret-Anne Storey

Margaret-Anne Storey is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Victoria and a Canada Research Chair in Human and Social Aspects of Software Engineering. Her research provides new theories and insights about how software tools, communication media, and data visualizations can improve how software engineers and knowledge workers explore, understand, analyze, and share complex information and knowledge. In turn, these theories have transformed critical engineering systems and tools developed and used by industry practitioners, non-profit partners, and research scientists. Dr. Storey regularly consults with global software companies, most recently, Microsoft and getDX, to ensure the real-world applicability of her research contributions and tools. She is also a driving force behind diversity in software engineering: in 2016, she was awarded the Lise Meitner Guest Professorship at Lund University to mentor women in science and engineering; in 2023, she held the Verena Myer Visiting Professorship at University of Zurich to promote diversity.
Abi Noda

Abi Noda is a programmer, researcher, and entrepreneur focused on helping organizations measure and improve developer productivity. He is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of DX, a developer metrics and insights platform designed by leading researchers.

In addition to running DX, Abi is the author and host of the Engineering Enablement newsletter and podcast, which cover the latest methods and research on developer productivity. Prior to DX, Abi held CTO roles at several companies and was the founder and CEO of Pull Panda, which was acquired by GitHub in 2019.

Past, Present, and Future of Developer Productivity Research

Margaret-Anne Storey

Abi Noda

Take it further with Develocity

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Meet the speakers

Margaret-Anne Storey

Abi Noda

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