| This Is the Optimal Team Size That Improves Performance by 400% | | 136 |
| engineering-management |
| What’s Missing With AI-Generated Code? Refactoring (ste/the) | | 135 |
| surveys, studies, research, ai, quality, maintenance, refactoring |
| Defending Tailwind (don) | | 134 |
| tailwind, presentational-css, naming, maintainability, scalability |
| 5 Questions to Ask Your Manager to 10× Your Impact at Work (cod) | | 133 |
| career, prioritization, communication, culture |
| AI in the Workplace: A Productivity Boost, Not a Replacement | | 132 |
| ai, career |
| Google’s Principles for Measuring Developer Productivity | | 131 |
| google, principles, studies, research |
| 5 Tips to Do Less and Better Work With AI (pro) | | 130 |
| ai, automation, writing |
| Google Just Confirmed the AI Reality Many Programmers Are Desperately Trying to Deny (tar) | | 129 |
| programming, ai, google, github-copilot, code-editors, cursor |
| 10 Practical Bash Commands to Simplify Complex Tasks (ski) | | 128 |
| shell, command-line |
| 2025: 10 Free Must-Know Websites for Every Developer | | 127 |
| creativity, link-lists |
| DORA, SPACE, DevEx, DX Core 4 (j9t) | | 126 |
| engineering-management, culture, metrics |
| Why Are Big Tech Companies So Slow? | | 125 |
| efficiency, complexity |
| 8 Modern Dev Tools to 100× Your Productivity (let) | | 124 |
| tooling, link-lists |
| Why Metrics Cannot Measure Software Development | | 123 |
| programming, metrics, efficiency |
| I Removed VS Code, and My Productivity Improved Tremendously (cod) | | 122 |
| code-editors, vs-code, microsoft, neovim, comparisons |
| How I Feel About AI (jes) | | 121 |
| ai, programming, ethics, sustainability |
| What Causes “Bad Days” for Developers? | | 120 |
| studies, research |
| AI’s Transformative Impact on Web Design: Supercharging Productivity Across the Industry (boa/sma) | | 119 |
| ai, design, processes |
| What Happened to the Agile Movement? | | 118 |
| videos, agile, processes, economics |
| 2024 DORA Report | | 117 |
| research, ai, metrics, developer-experience |
| 7 Productivity Hacks I Stole From a Principal Software Engineer (cod) | | 116 |
| tips-and-tricks, automation |
| Should Automation Help Us Work Slower? | | 115 |
| automation |
| Powerful WebStorm Tips and Tricks: Boost Your Productivity | | 114 |
| webstorm, jetbrains, code-editors, tips-and-tricks |
| 10 Developer Tools to Improve Your Daily Life as a Developer | | 113 |
| tooling, developer-experience |
| Paying Down Tech Debt (ger) | | 112 |
| technical-debt, prioritization |
| AI Paradox (j9t) | | 111 |
| ai |
| Does Screen Time Help or Hinder Creativity? | | 110 |
| creativity |
| Why You Should Ship Your App, Even if It Sucks | | 109 |
| web-apps |
| 25 Open Source AI Tools to Cut Your Development Time in Half | | 108 |
| ai, tooling, foss, link-lists |
| 17 Developer Tools That Keep Me Productive | | 107 |
| tooling, efficiency, automation, link-lists |
| Strategies for Effective Urgent Ticket Classification | | 106 |
| documentation, processes, strategies |
| Reducing Code Review Time at Google | | 105 |
| research, google, code-reviews, ai |
| It’s Time to Upgrade From “Hard-Working” to “Highly Efficient” (uxd) | | 104 |
| efficiency, product-management |
| 17 Best Developer Productivity Tools to Try | | 103 |
| tooling, link-lists |
| What Do Developers Want From AI? | | 102 |
| research, ai, efficiency |
| The Cost of Interrupted Work: More Speed and Stress | | 101 |
| research, processes |
| The “10× Engineer”: 50 Years Ago and Now (ger) | | 100 |
| processes, career, history |
| 5 Ways Productivity Culture Kills Business Agility | | 99 |
| agile, economics, culture |
| Tools That Make Me Productive as a Software Engineer | | 98 |
| tooling, link-lists |
| Team Productivity Metrics for Engineering Managers | | 97 |
| metrics, engineering-management |
| Accelerating Code Reviews With Nudges | | 96 |
| research, code-reviews, experiments, facebook+meta |
| Lines of Code—How to Not Measure Code Quality and Developer Efficiency (cod) | | 95 |
| metrics, quality, efficiency |
| Why Do Rubber Ducks Work? | | 94 |
| processes, creativity |
| Onboarding (mfo) | | 93 |
| processes, onboarding, engineering-management |
| The Loss of the Process in the Name of Progress (uxd) | | 92 |
| design, creativity, processes |
| The Impact of Developer Experience | | 91 |
| research, developer-experience, efficiency |
| Measuring Developer Productivity: Real-World Examples (ger) | | 90 |
| metrics, developer-experience, google, microsoft |
| Applying the SPACE Framework | | 89 |
| metrics |
| 3 Terminal Commands to Increase Your Productivity | | 88 |
| command-line |
| How to Develop Terminal Productivity With Bash Aliases | | 87 |
| how-tos, command-line, aliases, shell |
| Embracing Efficiency: Shorter Work Hours for Software Developers (and Everyone Else) | | 86 |
| efficiency, culture, engineering-management |
| The Illusion of Developer “Productivity” Opens the Door to Snake Oil | | 85 |
| metrics |
| What Makes Some Interruptions More Disruptive Than Others? | | 84 |
| research, efficiency, career |
| The Cult of Productivity (uxd) | | 83 |
| efficiency, career |
| Medium vs. DEV vs. Hashnode vs. Hackernoon | | 82 |
| writing, community, comparisons |
| On Productivity Metrics and Management Consultants (nor) | | 81 |
| metrics |
| Three Dimensions of Developer Productivity | | 80 |
| research, developer-experience, quality |
| Memorization and Learning to Code | | 79 |
| learning, career, programming |
| Measuring Developer Productivity? A Response to McKinsey (ger) | | 78 |
| metrics |
| 8 Habits That Hold Back Your Developer Potential | | 77 |
| career |
| 10 Essential VS Code Tips and Tricks for Greater Productivity | | 76 |
| vs-code, microsoft, code-editors, tips-and-tricks |
| Node.js’s Config Hell Problem (den) | | 75 |
| nodejs, configuration, maintainability, developer-experience |
| Top 7 Things That Kill Developer Productivity | | 74 |
| technical-debt, code-reviews, documentation, processes, developer-experience |
| How Google Measures Developer Productivity | | 73 |
| interviews, google, developer-experience, metrics |
| Should New Developers Use AI Coding Tools? | | 72 |
| ai, tooling, career, learning |
| Mastering Git Shortcuts: A Guide to Git Aliases | | 71 |
| guides, git, aliases |
| The Art of Looking Back: A Critical Reflection for Individual Contributors (sma) | | 70 |
| processes, career |
| Why Learning to Program Is Easier Now, but Also Way Harder Than Before | | 69 |
| programming, learning, developer-experience |
| From Mid to Senior: Time Management and Prioritization | | 68 |
| career, prioritization |
| How Platform Teams Get Stuff Done (ph1/mfo) | | 67 |
| processes, platform-engineering |
| Four Lenses of Productivity | | 66 |
| research |
| Tips for Upgrading Your Techstack for Faster Frontend Development | | 65 |
| tips-and-tricks, tech-stacks, efficiency, modernization |
| An Explosion in Software Engineers Using AI Coding Tools? (ger) | | 64 |
| ai, code-completion |
| No Single Metric Captures Productivity | | 63 |
| metrics |
| S.P.A.C.E. Framework—the Ultimate Framework for Measuring Your Tech Team Productivity | | 62 |
| metrics, engineering-management, culture, communication, collaboration, efficiency |
| The Optimization Sinkhole | | 61 |
| optimization |
| A New Approach to Measuring Developer Productivity | | 60 |
| research, metrics |
| It’ll Soon Be (Too) Easy to Develop a Website in A Day | | 59 |
| ai, processes, creativity |
| DevEx: What Actually Drives Productivity | | 58 |
| developer-experience, metrics |
| The Most Important Thing Productivity Tools Are Missing About AI (uxd) | | 57 |
| tooling, ai |
| The Effects of Technical Debt on Morale | | 56 |
| research, technical-debt |
| Productivity and Well-Being: A Summary of What Works | | 55 |
| career |
| From Burnout to Balance: Why Are So Many UX Designers Fatigued? (uxd) | | 54 |
| career, user-experience, design |
| AI-Enhanced Development Makes Me More Ambitious With My Projects (sim) | | 53 |
| ai, code-completion |
| The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a 10× Dev | | 52 |
| guides, career |
| The Return to the Office Could Be the Real Reason for the Slump in Productivity | | 51 |
|
| The Case Against Cycle Time | | 50 |
| metrics |
| 7 Tips for Improving Your Productivity With Git (dan) | | 49 |
| git, tips-and-tricks |
| Top 30 Linux Commands for Everyday Use (sta) | | 48 |
| unix-like, command-line |
| Theory-Building and Why Employee Churn Is Lethal to Software Companies | | 47 |
| processes |
| Awesome Productivity Tools for Developers | | 46 |
| tooling |
| Ways to Improve Developer Onboarding on an Existing Codebase | | 45 |
| onboarding |
| Things Strong Developers Do That Drive Their Team Crazy | | 44 |
| communication |
| Turn Around Your Git Mistakes in 17 Ways | | 43 |
| git, mistakes |
| AI Code Completion Is Like Cruise Control—and That’s Great News for Bigger Teams (cod) | | 42 |
| ai, code-completion, collaboration |
| 5 Modern CLI Tools That Help Boost Your Productivity | | 41 |
| tooling |
| How to Position Your Design System Team for Success | | 40 |
| how-tos, design-systems, collaboration |
| An Affordable Work-from-Home Setup for Remote Workers | | 39 |
|
| My Opinion on What Makes a Good Code Review | | 38 |
| code-reviews |
| 5 Simple Productivity Tips for Developers | | 37 |
| tips-and-tricks |
| Productivity Tips and Tools for a More Efficient Workflow (sma) | | 36 |
| link-lists, tips-and-tricks, tooling |
| 20 Easy Ways to Be More Productive as a Developer | | 35 |
|
| Designers Are Spending Too Much Time Designing UI Variations Manually (uxd) | | 34 |
| design, processes |
| 20 Productivity Tips From Developers to Developers | | 33 |
| tips-and-tricks |
| 42 Tips for Getting Good at DevOps and Life | | 32 |
| dev-ops, career, tips-and-tricks |
| Design Systems in Figma: How to Be More Productive (uxd) | | 31 |
| how-tos, design-systems, figma |
| Web Developers and Cognitive Biases | | 30 |
| career |
| 10 Mental Models Developers Can Use to Get Unstuck | | 29 |
|
| Why You Should Use a Developer Font | | 28 |
| fonts, typography |
| Technology Time-Outs (uxd) | | 27 |
| processes |
| 100 Tips on Software Developer Productivity | | 26 |
| tips-and-tricks |
| When Everything Is Urgent, Nothing Is: What Is Alarm Fatigue and How to Deal With It | | 25 |
| alerting |
| The Case for “Developer Experience” | | 24 |
| developer-experience |
| Why You Should Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time | | 23 |
| career |
| 5 Tools to Automate Your Development | | 22 |
| tooling, automation |
| How to Stay Focused as a Self-Taught Frontend Web Developer | | 21 |
| how-tos, career, learning |
| 10 Figma Best Practices to 10× Your Workflow (uxd) | | 20 |
| design, figma, best-practices |
| Getting Started With a Kanban Board: 6 Tips for Productive Work | | 19 |
| introductions, kanban, agile, tips-and-tricks |
| The SPACE of Developer Productivity (nic+) | | 18 |
| metrics |
| 10 Tips to Make You a Productive GitLab User (dns+) | | 17 |
| gitlab, tips-and-tricks |
| Meet Polypane, a Browser That Makes You Five Times Faster (kil) | | 16 |
| polypane, browsers, developer-experience |
| Tools for Better Thinking | | 15 |
| websites, learning, training |
| The Devastating Price Developers Pay for Working Hard | | 14 |
| career, culture, communication |
| Better Design With Deep Thinking (sma) | | 13 |
| design, processes |
| DORA’s Journey: An Exploration | | 12 |
| dev-ops, metrics |
| Balancing Time (sar/css) | | 11 |
| career, prioritization, project-management |
| Why You Should Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time | | 10 |
| prioritization, career |
| How to Become a Better Developer by Coding Less | | 9 |
| how-tos, career, processes |
| Shortcuts and Tips for Improving Your Productivity With Sublime Text (sma) | | 8 |
| sublime-text, code-editors, tips-and-tricks |
| Choosing a CMS Your Organization Will Love (ali) | | 7 |
| content-management, tooling |
| The Architecture of Productivity | | 6 |
| user-experience, complexity, simplicity |
| Is Routine Undermining Your Productivity? | | 5 |
|
| Simple Productivity Tip of the Day: Collect Your Thoughts | | 4 |
| tips-and-tricks |
| 4 Ways to Be More Productive | | 3 |
|
| Poor Code Quality Contaminates Users’ Conceptual Models | | 2 |
| quality, resilience, usability |
| How to Save Hours With SSIs | | 1 |
| how-tos, ssi, maintainability |
