What really makes a dev team productive? 💡 Matt Stauffer states it’s not stricter rules or endless meetings — it’s people, trust, and the right environment. In this video, we explore how great leaders empower developers by hiring curious, reliable people, giving them flexibility, and removing blockers instead of micromanaging. You’ll learn practical tips for hiring, onboarding, setting up smooth dev environments, and defining clear coding processes that keep teams focused and happy. 🚀 Whether you’re a manager or a maker, this episode will help you build a culture where great work happens naturally — and productivity takes care of itself.

Zach Holman of Github gave a great talk on some of the tools they use to simplify their dev process from local setup to deploying.

As you grow, your team's development environment becomes really important. How long does it take to clone, set up, and boot your apps? Can your employees still be productive on an aging codebase? How can you automate CI, hooks, and other setup for new projects? Is any of this fun anymore? GitHub ran into these problems as we expanded our team tremendously over the last two years. Let's look at some of the ways we've improved our employees' development environments.

http://zachholman.com/talk/unsucking-your-teams-development-environment