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4 Tools For Improving Developer Experience

Developers spend a lot of time worrying about UX (user experience). After all, UX is a major factor in why clients choose you to develop applications. However, DX (developer experience) is a lesser-known and incredibly important aspect of software development. Here are four ways that you as a business owner or as a developer can start improving the developer experience.

Don't Shove Your API Data Into Amplitude

It’s prudent business practice to only focus on your core features when getting to Minimum Viable Product (MVP). Microservices architectures allow you to outsource non-differentiated pieces of your solution to third-party providers; Use someone else for user management, billing and account management. At first blush, it might seem attractive to develop your own API analytics solution, perhaps by building on top of a web analytics tool like Amplitude, MixPanel or Segment.

GraphQL in Enterprise: What It Takes to Build, Deploy, and Monitor a New Enterprise GraphQL Service

New technologies always require some planning, changes, and experimentation before they merge into an enterprise stack. GraphQL adoption has been no exception to this. Companies like Airbnb, Netflix, Shopify, and other industry giants have all taken the leap to use this promising technology. In this blog, I will outline a few key considerations for creating your new service, deploying it, and monitoring the service.

Appian 22.1: An Experience You've Never Had Before

The way we interact with organizations has changed. Experiences have gone remote, mobile, and virtual over the past few years and there is no going back. According to Gartner, organizations providing a Total Experience in this new era will outperform competitors by 25% across key satisfaction metrics. But what is Total Experience? It is the combination of customer experience (CX), employee experience (EX), user experience (UX), and multi-experience (MX) to transform business outcomes.

Codeless automation testing tools for mobile: An overview and 10 tools to get you started

Codeless automation testing tools simplify the process of test automation. Using a visual approach, engineers and manual testers alike can easily create, maintain, and execute automation tests with no or minimal test scripts. Here's everything you need to know to get a clear picture of what all the hype is about with codeless automation testing tools!

Remote work and Mobile DevOps with Joe Birch | Mobile DevOps is a Thing! Podcast

Joe Birch is a Senior Engineer at Buffer, a Google Developer Expert, builder of practicaljetpackcompose.com, and the creator of ChordAssist, the accessible smart guitar for the blind, deaf, and mute. His experience in working from home at Buffer — an entirely remote company — and his work in the developer community give him a unique perspective on today’s changing work climate and its challenges.