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Developing Nirvana by Corey A. Butler, Author.io

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Channel: node.js · 2016 · Science & Technology

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Developing Nirvana - Corey A. Butler, Author.io

It is common to hear how much impact user experience has on the success of an application. Similarly, developer experience (DX) has a huge impact on the quality and usefulness of code. Why are some libraries so popular while others disappear? How do you create code people will actually use? In this talk, Corey Butler will review the oft-overlooked art of developer workflow. He will share tips and tricks used to make life sane, and even pleasurable, acquired on his journey through open source projects like NVM for Windows, Fenix Web Server, and node-windows/linux/mac. Find out how a focus on DX can elevate you and your code from obscurity to nirvana.

About Corey Butler
Corey is an entrepreneur, technologist, and consultant with a passion for developer experience (DX) and workflow management. He is the author of NVM for Windows, node-windows/mac/linux, NGN, numerous node modules, and Fenix Web Server. Most recently, he and his brother founded Author.io to commercially support Fenix Web Server and other OSS software that has served hundreds of thousands of users across the globe. He also co-organize's Austin's Bleeding Edge Web meetup.

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