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Internal developer portals are a welcome tool to ease the cognitive load on developers, and could go a step further when they start integrating AI. But not only developers could soon benefit from AI, but also nurses, thanks to a new startup backed by the Allen Institute’s AI2 incubator. — ann
Improving DevEx with internal developer portals
Internal developer portals have evolved into a one-stop shop that gives developers in an organization access to all the microservices and tools available to them. But these are not just service catalogues: they also enable companies to create self-service actions that developers can take.
For example, through these portals, developers can access reusable services that they can use to build a microservice, set up a developer environment in the cloud, or request permissions.
The wider acceptance of internal developer portals is related to another trend: the rise of platform engineering teams tasked with empowering other developers. Both of these concepts have become central to improving the developer experience, which is a priority for many organizations.
Organizations are not only moved by the goodness of their hearts. Finally, cognitive overload for developers isn’t exactly new, although the proliferation of SaaS and the rise of microservices have arguably made it worse. But companies have also realized that improving DevEx can have a huge impact on their entire organization.
