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I recently interviewed Dropbox CEO Drew Houston about his thoughts on developer productivity and DX. As a developer turned CEO, Drew has a remarkable interest in this topic and a strong grasp of its nuances. Many engineering leaders struggle to align on developer productivity with their CEOs. We need more CEOs like Drew that are educated on the topic. Check out Drew’s thoughts and a glimpse into the work we are doing at Dropbox:
Goes back longer than the 60s! #Deming This is the right perspective, though, 100%!
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9hEvery CEO cares about the productivity of their developers, but Drew seems to understand the issue of measuring “the right thing” vs. blindly follow some industry standard.