How to make developer self-service succeed | Computer Weekly

"However, the job of a software developer today is about more than just writing code. Thanks to the prevalence of DevOps, software developers tend to have a huge responsibility: they own the feature development, bug fixes, deployment pipeline, performance monitoring, cloud infrastructure and security of their code. Software development trends are constantly adapting to help software teams keep pace with the growing requirements of an increasingly digital society, and business leaders are recognising the value of software-powered business initiatives."

"Providing a self-service internal developer portal (IDP) is seen as a way to offer a good experience for software developers, who want the freedom to choose from a curated set of tools and technologies to help them write code. The key point is that these tools are "curated". There are guide rails to self-service and these curated tools meet corporate standards for cyber security and best practices."

"Analyst Gartner has forecast that by 2028, 85% of organisations with platform engineering teams will provide IDPs to improve developer experience and accelerate product innovation. Gartner defines internal developer portals as tools that enable self-service discovery, automation and access to reusable components, tools, platform services and knowledge assets in modern software development environments. The analyst firm noted that these portals help improve developer experience and service reliability while enabling centralised governance and shared visibility across multiple teams."

Software developer team leaders aim to create environments where developers can focus on developing and deploying code while platform teams observe and respond to developer needs. DevOps has expanded developer responsibilities to include feature development, bug fixes, deployment pipelines, performance monitoring, cloud infrastructure and security. Software development trends evolve to meet growing digital demands and business leaders increasingly value software-driven initiatives. Providing a self-service internal developer portal (IDP) offers developers curated toolsets with guide rails that meet corporate cybersecurity and best-practice standards. Analysts forecast widespread IDP adoption by platform teams to improve experience, enable self-service discovery, automation, governance and shared visibility.

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