# The Importance of Developer Productivity in a Recession

DevFeed: [The Importance of Developer Productivity in a Recession](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-importance-of-developer-productivity-in-a-recession-39915.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://mende.io/blog/importance-of-developer-productivity/>)

Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende)

Published: 2022-11-26T13:30:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

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

Topics: [developer-productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-productivity.md>), [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>), [builds](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/builds.md>), [Monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monitoring.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

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## AI overview

An opinion article argues that developer productivity becomes especially important during a recession, when companies cannot solve inefficiency simply by hiring more people. It recommends preserving specialized developer productivity teams because removing them can lead to slower builds, flaky pipelines, worsening tooling, and reduced focus on product development.

## Source excerpt

The Importance of Developer Productivity in a Recession When times get rough, companies and investors get more cautious with how they spend and invest their money. Many companies reduce their spending on employees and salaries by laying off large numbers of people.