What I learned as a Developer Experience (DX) Engineer
April 29, 2025
Today is my last day as a Developer Experience Engineer at Camunda! Here's a retrospective of what I've learned.
Read about it!Steven Hicks
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I'm Steven Hicks. I am a web generalist with 20 years of experience. I'm currently focused on React development.
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2024 in review
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I did some growing and learning in 2024. Verdict? I had a pretty good year, but need to figure some things out.
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Like most years, 2023 was a mixed bag! I hit some plateaus...but I also found some joy.
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For months I worked on reviving the search results for Camunda's version 7 documentation. Our docs weren't giving 0 results for most queries, but they weren't far off. I learned unexpected details about SEO (Search Engine Optimization) — especially Google's flavor of SEO. Eventually I fixed it, though I had my doubts along the way.
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