Developer Portals

Developer portals serve as a centralised platform that provides developers with access to tools, services, and documentation, fostering the adoption of internal tooling, enhancing collaboration across teams and streamlining development processes.

Cloud Platform Challenges

Application Development Teams can run into the following road blocks:

• Knowledge Silos: Critical information being scattered across different teams and/or individuals leading to duplicated effort and inefficient development processes.
• Onboarding Difficulties: Long onboarding times for new developers due to needing to learn about existing services, components and complex environments.
• Inconsistent Standards: Lack of uniform practices across developers and projects lead to integration issues and increased cognitive load.

Developer Portal Benefits

1. Centralised Access: Unified platform for all development resources enhances efficiency and reduces time spent searching for information.
2. Improved Onboarding: New team members can quickly acclimate by accessing comprehensive documentation and service overviews.
3. Standardisation: Consistent designs ensure uniformity across projects, reducing integration issues and improving developer efficiency.

Streamlined Development and Collaboration.

Streamlining development processes and fostering collaboration across teams will enable Application Developments teams to focus on delivering value.

Developer Portal - Implementation Steps

1. Consolidate Knowledge & Resources

Gather all existing tools, services, and documentation into a single, accessible platform.

Implementation Details

• Evaluate current resources and integrate them into the developer portal.
• Ensure all relevant information is centralised and easy to find.
• Integrate the developer portal with Single Sign-On (SSO).

2. Develop Standardised Templates & Guidelines

Create and implement templates and Best Practices to ensure consistency across all projects.

Implementation Details

• Design templates for common tasks.
• Establish guidelines to promote uniform coding standards and project structures to facilitate easier collaboration and maintenance.

3. Foster Continuous Improvement

Encourage feedback and regularly update the developer portal to meet evolving developer needs.

Implementation Details

• Implement mechanisms for developers to provide feedback on the developer portal’s functionality and content.
• Establish a process for your Platform Team to provide continuous updates and improvements based on this feedback.