From Friction to Flow: How Great DevEx Makes Everything Awesome

QCon San Francisco 2025

Keynote

From Friction to Flow: How Great DevEx Makes Everything Awesome

Monday Nov 17 / 09:00AM PST, Grand Ballroom at Hyatt Regency, San Francisco

Abstract

Developer productivity isn't just about faster builds or better tooling—it's about creating an environment where developers can do their best work. As AI transforms how we code, the fundamentals of developer experience become even more critical.

This talk will guide you through a proven blueprint for identifying and eliminating the friction that's killing your team's productivity. You'll learn to recognize hidden obstacles, build stakeholder buy-in, and scale improvements for your own team or entire organizations.

We'll explore why DevEx matters more than ever in an AI world, where context switching and cognitive overhead can either amplify or undermine AI's benefits. You'll walk away with practical templates and strategies you can immediately apply to make development more enjoyable and effective.

Whether you're frustrated with daily friction, want to boost team productivity, or need to build the business case for DevEx investment, this session gives you a concrete roadmap for lasting change.

76% senior dev or higher
1:11 speaker ratio
60+ practitioners

QCon San Francisco 2025 is a three day conference for senior software engineers, architects and team leads. An international program committee of working engineers selects every session. Patterns and practices, not products and pitches.

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