DevToolsDigest: Issue #303
This week's digest includes news and resources from Tessl, HyperGrowth Partners, Kentik, and more.
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The Week in Developer Tools
Intercom Co-Founder on AI Autonomy, Adapting Dev to LLMs and What AI Native Means
In this episode of the AI Native Dev podcast, Des Traynor shares invaluable insights into the strategic decisions and challenges faced along the way of Intercom's AI journey, highlighting the pivotal moments that shaped Intercom's AI-first approach. The discussion delves into the evolution from AI-assisted tools to autonomous AI agents, organizational changes, and the future of AI-powered customer support.
DevTools Website Design Principles
A DevTool startup’s home page serves as its front door, providing the first impression to potential customers. Effective website navigation is crucial for ensuring visitors can easily find the information they need on the homepage, leading to higher engagement and conversion rates.
Industry Research
Calm Down, Cloud's Not THAT Different!
Are you considering the switch from network engineer to cloud engineer? This post won’t teach you everything needed to become a cloud expert, but hopefully, it will create a level of comfort and familiarity such that you can start your journey to the cloud from here.
Why Do Developers Lose 1 Day a Week to Inefficiencies?
The report on developer experience (DevEx), released by Atlassian and DX, found a yawning gulf between what developers and IT managers think has the most impact on developer productivity and job satisfaction. Researchers interviewed about 2,150 IT managers and developers. It seems quite clear that managers are making decisions about developer experience without asking their developers.
Developer Venture News
Clouded Judgement: The Red Queen Effect
Right now the world is evolving - AI is a massive platform shift. And by NOT adopting / spending on it, you risk loosing market share and slowly becoming irrelevant. Because your competitors are investing in AI efforts, you also have to invest in AI efforts. IF you believe the first part of my competing truths - that the size of the AI prize will be bigger than we imagine now - then you have no choice but to invest in AI given your competitors are.