# Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs -- DevEx Edition

DevFeed: [Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs -- DevEx Edition](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/maslow-s-hierarchy-of-needs-devex-edition-39927.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://mende.io/blog/maslows-hierarchy-of-needs-devex-edition/>)

Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende)

Published: 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [devex](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/devex.md>), [Developer experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-experience.md>), [context](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/context.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [creativity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/creativity.md>), [culture-developer-experience-developer-productivity-engineering-leadership-engineering-excellenc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture-developer-experience-developer-productivity-engineering-leadership-engineering-excellenc.md>), [developer-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-experience.md>), [devex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devex.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>)

## AI overview

This article adapts Maslow's hierarchy of needs as a framework for prioritizing developer experience investments. It argues that more basic developer experience needs should be addressed before higher-level concerns and draws on a 2022 paper identifying 25 key factors, or 26 factors as listed in the article.

## Source excerpt

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs -- DevEx Edition Do you know how to prioritize your developer experience investments? You might have read about the three dimensions and 25+ factors of developer experience (see below). But what to do about that? -- Maslow's hierarchy of needs gives the answer.