Hangar DX Podcast

Charity Majors, CTO at Honeycomb, on the importance of creating a culture where shipping code is a regular, expected practice, and how organizations can transition to continuous deployment. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcast.aviator.co

Seasoned technologist Tracy Bannon from MITRE discusses the role of software engineering, developer experience and AI in government tech. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcast.aviator.co

Titus Winters from Adobe discussed the role of psychological safety and culture as the foundation for high-performing engineering teams. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcast.aviator.co

Ryan discusses DevEx organization structure, the unique challenges of mobile development, the evolution of mobile tooling, and practices that enable a successful release cycle. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcast.aviator.co

Ankit and Sridhar discuss the evolution of Developer Experience (DevEx) at Slack, challenges faced when experimenting with AI, and its significant role in improving developer workflows. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcast.aviator.co

Ricky Huynh, DevEx Product Manager at Walmart, shares insights into the world of Developer Experience, understanding developer needs, user feedback, and the future of developers and product managers. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcast.aviator.co

Ankit and Luca discuss the evolving landscape of platform engineering, its relationship with DevOps, and the necessity of Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) in enhancing developer productivity. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcast.aviator.co

Ankit speaks with Adrienne Tacke about the intricacies of code reviews, their importance in developer experience, and how to use metrics effectively without compromising the review process. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcast.aviator.co

Ankit speaks with Josh Cannon from Anthropic about the evolution and current state of Python, including its use in monorepos, the role of Pants, and challenges faced at scale. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcast.aviator.co

In this episode of the Hangar DX Podcast, Ankit speaks with Cathy Nunez from Confluent about the challenges of developer productivity as organizations scale. Cathy shares her insights on the meaning of developer productivity, the importance of measuring it effectively, and the tools and processes that can enhance it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscriber...

In this episode of the Hangar DX Podcast, Ankit Jain and Alex Eagle discuss Bazel, a powerful build system that supports multiple programming languages. They explore the unique features of Bazel, when it’s appropriate to use, and how to get started with implementation. They also cover challenges of migrating to Bazel, quantifying its value, and maintaining a healthy build system. Alex shares insig...

In this episode, Ankit Jain interviews Ben Poland, a staff platform engineer at Faire, to discuss the intricacies of managing monorepos and enhancing developer experience. Ben explores the rationale behind adopting monorepos, the challenges faced, and the solutions implemented, particularly focusing on CI/CD processes using Kubernetes and Gradle. He also shares insights on dependency management, m...

In this episode of the Hangar DX podcast, Ankit Jain interviews Bryan Finster, a seasoned expert in developer experience and continuous delivery to discuss the evolution of software engineering practices, the importance of continuous delivery, and principles behind achieving it. Bryan shares insights on the differences between continuous delivery and deployment, the significance of testing, and th...

In this episode of the Hangar DX podcast, Ankit Jain and Jonathan Magen delve into the complexities of standardization in developer experience. They explore the balance between standardization and innovation, discussing how too much standardization can stifle creativity while also recognizing the need for some level of consistency. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with o...

In this conversation, Chris, a senior director of engineering effectiveness at HTEC, discusses the importance of developer experience and its impact on productivity. He emphasizes the need for organizations to understand the nuances of developer experience, the role of metrics, and the potential pitfalls of misusing them. Chris shares insights on how to effectively measure developer productivity,...

In this conversation, Ankit Jain speaks with Kaelig about the intricacies of developer experience (DevEx) and design systems, comparing the dynamics in large organizations like Shopify to smaller ones like Netlify. They explore the definition and ownership of design systems, the importance of measuring maturity, and the common pitfalls teams face when building these systems. Kaelig shares insights...

In this episode, Ankit Jain and Jesse Adametz discuss developer platforms (DevEx) and internal developer portals (IDPs). They explore the distinction between portals and platforms, with portals being a UI on top of a spreadsheet-like catalog of services and platforms being more tied into the infrastructure. They also discuss the importance of standardization in IDPs and the challenges of maintaini...

Summary In this conversation, Vilas shares his insights on how different companies handle DevEx and the challenges they face. He emphasizes the importance of measuring the impact of DevEx from the customer's perspective and tying it to business outcomes. Vilas also discusses the role of platform engineering and the need for clear ownership and responsibilities. He suggests conducting exercises to...

Summary In this conversation, Ankit Jain interviews Nathan Harvey, the leader of DORA at Google Cloud, about the evolution and use of DORA metrics in software delivery and operations. The conversation covers the history of DORA, the design of surveys, the four key metrics for software delivery performance (lead time for changes, deployment frequency, change fail rate, and failed deployment recover...

In this podcast episode, Cody Ray, a Senior Engineering Manager at Confluent discusses the evolution of developer productivity and platform engineering at Confluent. He shares how his team has grown and the scaling challenges they faced. Cody explains the concept of service runtimes and how they provide a structured framework for developers to create new services. This is a public episode. If you...

In this conversation, Jasmeet Singh, from HashiCorp, discusses developer productivity and experience. He explains that developer productivity roles can vary across companies and encompass tasks such as CI/CD, DevOps, observability, etc. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcast.aviator.co

In this conversation, Kent Wills, Head of Developer Productivity at Yelp, discusses engineering effectiveness and ownership at Yelp. He shares the journey of Yelp's engineering organization and the challenges they faced with a monolithic codebase. Kent explains how they transitioned to a service-oriented architecture and the benefits it brought in terms of code ownership and productivity.  This is...

In this conversation, Tara Hernandez and Stacey King Poling discuss their roles in developer productivity at MongoDB and the challenges they face. They talk about the structure of their teams, the variety in build and release processes, and the importance of metrics in measuring productivity. They also emphasize the need to consider context when analyzing metrics and the potential pitfalls of cert...

Max Kanat-Alexander, a technical lead for developer productivity and happiness at LinkedIn, discusses the concept of Developer Productivity and Happiness (DPH) and the framework created by LinkedIn. He emphasizes the importance of both productivity and happiness in the workplace and how they are interconnected. Max also highlights the potential conflicts between productivity and happiness and the...

In this conversation, Eric from Asana discusses the importance of understanding the product engineer experience and the value of shadowing them to identify pain points. He explains how Asana thinks about platform engineering and the challenges they face in maintaining state with tools like Bazel. Eric also shares the key metrics they focus on for developer experience, such as cycle time and local...