In this episode of Lenny's Podcast, Lenny interviews Nicole Forsgren about measuring and improving developer productivity in the age of AI. They discuss the concept of DevEx (developer experience), the importance of flow state, and the challenges of measuring productivity gains with AI. Nicole shares insights from her upcoming book, "Frictionless," which provides a seven-step process for creating a frictionless development team. She emphasizes the importance of listening to developers, improving processes, and bringing a product mindset to DevEx. The conversation also covers the impact of AI on engineering workflows, the need for trust in AI-generated code, and practical advice for measuring the impact of AI tools on productivity, as well as Google's approach to developer intelligence.
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