Conway’s Law states an organization will design systems that reflect that organization’s communication structure. In other words, how we make a product manifests in the product itself. Is it any surprise that overall our industry is terrible at accessibility? It’s illogical to expect that accessible products would spring forth from an inaccessible developer experience. Extreme Programming Explained reminds us, “Software development teams where everyone is alike, while comfortable, are not effective.” In this session, we will explore the idea of an accessible developer experience as a way of leaning into the XP principles of Humanity and Diversity.
Problem Addressed: Teams lack built-in advocacy for technical practices like refactoring, testing, or technical debt management.
In this session, you’ll learn how Agile teams can uphold high-quality standards even without a dedicated QA role.…
