The Productivity Paranoia
Eddie and Morgan are joined by guest Erin Doyle, a staff software engineer at Lob. Together, they delve into developer productivity, exploring the balance between developer experience and organizational efficiency. They discuss challenges like cognitive overload, psychological safety, and the pitfalls of productivity metrics. The conversation highlights practical steps for fostering a productive engineering environment, focusing on key concepts such as Shift Left, developer joy, and the importance of clear ownership in tackling tech debt.
- (00:00) - Introduciton
- (01:23) - Understanding Developer Productivity
- (02:27) - Challenges in Developer Productivity
- (08:05) - The Impact of Metrics on Productivity
- (12:21) - Developer Joy and Its Importance
- (24:12) - Ownership and Responsibility in Developer Productivity
- (33:21) - The Importance of Context in Metrics
- (35:20) - Psychological Safety and Team Performance
- (37:50) - The Pitfalls of Productivity Metrics
- (39:19) - Building Trust
- (49:47) - Organizational Design for Productivity
- (58:59) - Addressing Technical Debt
- (01:04:27) - Final Thoughts on Developer Productivity
Creators and Guests
Host
Eddie Flaisler
Eddie is a classically-trained computer scientist born in Romania and raised in Israel. His experience ranges from implementing security systems to scaling up simulation infrastructure for Uber’s autonomous vehicles, and his passion lies in building strong teams and fostering a healthy engineering culture.
Host
Morgan VanDerLeest
Trying to make software engineering + leadership a better place to work. Dad. Book nerd. Pleasant human being.
Guest
Erin Doyle
SRE/Platform/Fullstack Engineer at @lob ∙ speaker ∙ instructor ∙ OSS contributor ∙ (she/her)
