The Tree of DevEx: Branching Out and Growing the Developer Experience

Editor's Note: The following is an infographic written for and published in DZone's 2025 Trend Report, Developer Experience: The Coalescence of Developer Productivity, Process Satisfaction, and Platform Engineering.

Engineering teams are recognizing the importance of developer experience (DevEx) and going beyond DevOps tooling to improve workflows, invest in infrastructure, and advocate for developers' needs. By prioritizing things such as internal developer platforms, process automation, platform engineering, and feedback loops, organizations can remove friction from development workflows, and developers gain more control over their systems, teams, and processes.

According to recent research:

• 44% have adopted platform engineering practices and/or strategies
• 67% are satisfied or very satisfied with their org's continued learning opportunities
• 43% use workflow and/or process automation in their org
• 26% of respondent orgs use an internal developer platform
• 72% prefer to collaborate via instant messaging, with sprint planning in second place (59%)
• 40% of respondent orgs conduct dev advocacy programs and/or initiatives

By focusing on developer productivity, infrastructure, and process satisfaction, teams can foster an environment where developers can do their best work. This infographic illustrates the strategies shaping DevEx and how developers and organizations are adapting to improve efficiency and innovation.

This is an excerpt from DZone's 2025 Trend Report, Developer Experience: The Coalescence of Developer Productivity, Process Satisfaction, and Platform Engineering. 

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