Evan Czaplicki, creator of Elm, discusses the sustainability challenges of open-source that led to Elm's development pause, his new work on a full-stack typed functional language, and his thoughts on improving developer experience to make functional programming more accessible.
Nicole Forsgren, creator of the DORA and SPACE frameworks, explains why traditional productivity metrics are failing in the age of AI. She details how AI impacts developer flow state, shifts the focus from writing to reviewing code, and provides a new framework for measuring and improving Developer Experience (DevEx) by aligning engineering efforts with strategic business goals.
Ashley Peacock, author of 'Serverless Apps on Cloudflare,' joins Ricky Robinett to provide a deep dive into Cloudflare's evolution from a security provider to a comprehensive developer platform. They explore its unique global architecture, serverless offerings like Workers and Durable Objects, and its growing suite of AI and data tools, contrasting its developer experience with traditional cloud providers.