Tech Talk | Developer Experience: Why Good Tools Matter with Jeff Dickey

What makes the tools developers use every day actually worth using?

Developer experience is about more than having the latest tools. The right tooling can reduce friction, make learning and building easier, and help developers spend more time solving problems instead of fighting their environment. As coding agents become part of the development process, the tools developers rely on are becoming even more important.

In this live Tech Talk, our speaker Jeff Dickey, a software engineer and open source developer tools engineer at Entire, will share his perspective on what developer experience looks like in practice. He is also the author of mise, a development environment manager used by nearly a million developers each month.

In this session, Jeff will explore what makes developer tools effective, how good tooling can improve the everyday development experience, and how coding agents are changing the way developers interact with their tools. He will also share lessons from building mise and turning everyday frustrations into practical solutions.

You will gain a better understanding of how thoughtful tooling can remove friction from development and create a smoother experience for both learning and building. The session will also offer a practical look at how developer experience is evolving alongside AI-powered coding tools.

Bring your questions and think about the tools you use every day! Follow along with Jeff as he shares real-world lessons from building developer tools, and consider where better tooling could remove friction from your own development workflow.

Join us on Friday, October 2 at 1 PM PT | 3 PM CT | 4 PM ET and save your spot now to discover why good tools matter for a better developer experience.