Podcast with Okta on Best Practices for Developer Experience
Blog post from Moesif
The podcast episode from Moesif's Podcast Network features a discussion with Okta's Senior Product Manager, Albert Chen, and Vice President of Engineering, Adam Trachtenberg, exploring best practices for developer experience (DevEx) and API management. They emphasize the importance of fostering developer success through compassionate engagement, simplifying onboarding processes, and maintaining robust support channels. The conversation highlights the need for all product managers to consider APIs as integral to their products, advocating for a company-wide culture that prioritizes developer experience. Okta's approach includes focusing on reducing developer friction, managing versioning effectively, and leveraging both high-level strategic improvements and incremental changes to enhance the developer journey. The potential impact of low-code/no-code solutions and remote work trends on the future of APIs is also discussed, alongside advice for new graduates entering the DevEx field, emphasizing a blend of technical and soft skills to navigate this evolving landscape.