Director+: Netlify CTO shares how to use AI to create a "sci-fi" DX

Bill Doerrfeld | June 28, 2024

The future of AI-assisted development is so greenfield it’s neon-green, says Dana Lawson, CTO of Netlify. Excited to share that the debut edition of the Director+ series is out! You can read the full story here. In short, "it’s some science fiction shit."


For this first edition, I had a blast syncing with Dana about what it's like adopting AI in practice within software development teams. She shared very actionable advice, from establishing a baseline to determining solvable developer experience problems, mitigating risks, and overcoming cultural sigma. To her, understanding how to use this tech responsibly is important to future-proof your stack and team.


Check out the story, and for more, subscribe to Director+ from LeadDev for real case studies on how the best senior engineering leaders in the industry solve tricky challenges. It'll just be one story each month, penned by yours truly. Subscribe here.


I have some other great folks lined up to chat with for this monthly series! If you are a lead engineer, VP of engineering, or in a similar development leadership role with an interesting story to share, feel free to reach out. More information about what we're looking for is here.

Read: Using AI to make a “sci-fi” developer experience

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