Reliability and performance in software tools

We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us — Marshall McLuhan.

It’s been a couple of years now since I discovered my deep passion for building developer tools. I’m particularly interested in tools that become an indispensable part of developers’ workflow. Most such tools have one thing in common: they provide exceptional developer experience.

I’m lucky that I work on developer tools at Netflix. As I grow into my career and gain more knowledge, I’ve started to develop mental models of software tools and what makes…