Hello world is overrated

Can you believe I couldn’t figure out how to use our new can opener? Look at this thing:

It’s not intuitive. I had to find a video to walk me through it.

The trick is to rotate it 90 degrees from the way you’re used to holding old fashioned can openers. And now that I’ve conquered that first experience, I’m ready to open up every can in the cupboard.

It’s through continued usage that I’ll actually benefit from the tool. I’ll use it to feed my family and try out recipes with the kids. And nobody will get cut on the lid, thanks to that weird way it opens cans.

Your developer product also performs best after Hello World!

Yes, it’s important to quickly get someone through a great initial experience. Far too often, that’s where it stops.

The first success is likely a more impactful metric. And there’s a lot of developer experience that comes after that, too.

What Comes After Hello World? looks at how you can identify, measure, and improve the experience along the entire developer journey.

I’m off to open some more cans…