5 collocation exercises on developer experience verbs.
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The platform team aims to ___ friction in the developer workflow so engineers can move faster.
To reduce friction means to remove obstacles that slow developers down. Reduce is the standard term, behind "reduce friction" and "frictionless." Cut down up, lower out, and drop off are informal or non-idiomatic. DX teams "reduce friction in the toolchain," so reduce friction is the correct collocation.
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A faster CI pipeline will ___ the team's throughput by shortening feedback loops.
To improve throughput means to increase the rate at which work is completed. Improve is the standard term, behind "improve developer throughput." Better up, raise out, and lift over are informal or grammatically wrong. Teams "improve throughput with faster CI," so improve throughput is the correct collocation.
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Using the SPACE framework, the DX team will ___ developer flow to understand focus time.
To measure flow means to quantify uninterrupted, productive focus time. Measure is the precise term, behind "measure flow state" and "developer metrics." Count up, gauge out, and size are informal or imprecise. DX teams "measure flow and interruptions," so measure flow is the correct collocation.
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A good golden path will ___ new developers quickly so they reach their first deploy in a day.
To onboard developers means to bring new engineers up to productive speed. Onboard is the precise term, behind "onboarding" and "time to onboard." Sign up out, bring on up, and set in are informal or non-idiomatic. Platform teams "onboard new developers via the golden path," so onboard developers is the correct collocation.
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To free engineers from toil, the team will ___ repetitive tasks like environment setup.
To automate repetitive tasks means to replace manual toil with scripts or tooling. Automate is the precise term, behind "automation" and "eliminate toil." Auto up, machine out, and script over are informal or non-idiomatic. Teams "automate repetitive setup tasks," so automate repetitive tasks is the correct collocation.