According to Atlassian’s latest report, developer productivity remains poorly understood and hindered. While the report reveals an increasing curiosity within the developer experience (DX), it also highlights a concerning gap between this enthusiasm and actual progress.
Launched on July 15, the State of Developer Expertise Report 2024 can be accessed at [insert link]. This report draws upon a comprehensive survey of 1,250 engineering leaders from the US, Germany, France, and Australia, as well as 900 builders worldwide. The survey aimed to uncover which practices ensure smooth software development workflows and which ones cause obstacles? Emotional responses to work environments among individuals aged 25-40 and 50-64 have been investigated. Among numerous discoveries is that fewer than half of builders believe their organisations prioritise developer expertise, while a staggering two-thirds of builders waste more than eight hours weekly due to the inefficiencies inherent in their roles. Two out of every three builders are unlikely to tap into the full potential benefits offered by AI tools, despite their availability.
According to engineering leaders, the top five factors contributing to the complexity of a developer’s role are: understaffing, scaling demands on the role, innovative technologies, navigating multiple toolsets, and cross-functional collaborations?
The top five causes of lost developer productivity are characterized by technical debt, inadequate documentation, ineffective workflows, insufficient opportunities for focused work, and uncertainty about the direction to take. Ninety-nine percent of engineering leaders surveyed concur that the role of developers has evolved to become increasingly complex. The top five practices these leaders believe will boost developer productivity and job satisfaction include leveraging AI-driven automation, providing cutting-edge collaboration tools, fostering a culture of risk-taking and experimentation, streamlining decision-making processes, and hosting hackathons.
