# Make three friends with one gift: Why developer experience is key to productivity, engineering excellence and stakeholder satisfaction.

DevFeed: [Make three friends with one gift: Why developer experience is key to productivity, engineering excellence and stakeholder satisfaction.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/make-three-friends-with-one-gift-why-developer-experience-is-key-to-productivity-engineering-excellence-and-stakeholder-satisfaction-39925.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://mende.io/blog/make-three-friends-with-one-gift-why-developer-experience-is-key-to-productivity-engineering-excellence-and-stakeholder-satisfaction/>)

Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende)

Published: 2023-02-11T06:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tobias Mende](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tobias-mende.md>)

Topics: [Developer experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-experience.md>), [code productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-productivity.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [Agile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agile.md>), [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/engineering-culture.md>)

Tags: [agile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agile.md>), [culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture.md>), [culture-practices-psychological-safety-software-development-technical-leadership-developer-prod](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture-practices-psychological-safety-software-development-technical-leadership-developer-prod.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [developer-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-experience.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/productivity.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that a positive developer experience can improve productivity, engineering practices, and stakeholder satisfaction. It emphasizes that culture, processes, company structures, streamlined workflows, automation, and practical agile experimentation can matter as much as tools and technology.

## Source excerpt

Make three friends with one gift: Why developer experience is key to productivity, engineering excellence and stakeholder satisfaction. In today's fast-paced, technology-driven world, software development has become a critical aspect of many organisations. However, with increased demands on development teams, it's easy to overlook the importance of developer experience.