Top articles for developers from 2023

Developer experience was top of mind for many IT leaders in 2023 as organizations grappled with workforce reductions and market instability. With time to market a growing competitive factor, developers are under increasing pressure to quickly deliver scalable, security-focused code—all while navigating infrastructure complexity and adapting to evolving business needs.

Solutions like internal developer platforms and AI-driven tools have gained traction as development teams strive to remove bottlenecks, simplify onboarding, and reduce cognitive load. Investing in positive developer experiences ultimately fuels creativity and empowers teams to ship software faster.

Red Hat Developer offers resources to help developers be more productive and accelerate development without compromising code quality. Here are 10 of our favorite articles for developers from the past year.

• A developer’s guide to Red Hat Developer Hub and Janus by Ian Lawson and Yaina Williams: Focus on finding software solutions, not configuring tools. Find out how Red Hat Developer Hub streamlines development workflows and delivers a competitive advantage for your organization.
• Working with Kubernetes in Podman Desktop by Stevan Le Meur: Get a tour of the Kubernetes capabilities offered in Podman Desktop, a versatile tool for managing containers and developing and testing Kubernetes.
• Managing Java containers with Quarkus and Podman Desktop by Kevin Dubois: Learn how to build Java containers using Quarkus, a modern cloud-native Java stack, and Podman Desktop.
• Integrate your Quarkus application with GPT4All by Alex Soto Bueno: GPT4All is an open source tool that lets you deploy large language models locally without a GPU. This article explains how you can integrate GPT4All into a Quarkus application.
• A beginner's guide to Python containers by Aine Keenan: This tutorial explains how to package your Python applications in containers from the ground up.
• How to deploy .NET apps as systemd services using containers by Tom Deseyn: Learn how containers and recent .NET features make systemd easy to run a service under Linux in this demonstration.
• What’s new in Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed with IBM watsonx Code Assistant by Himanshu Yadav: Explore features that enhance automation productivity for developers in Ansible Lightspeed with IBM watsonx Code Assistant, now generally available.
• An introduction to Red Hat Trusted Application Pipeline by Ian Lawson: Discover more about Red Hat Trusted Application Pipeline, a secure and easy solution for the DevSecOps outer loop.
• Why service mesh and API management are better together by Vamsi Ravula: Learn about the benefits of using service mesh and API management in your microservices architecture and discover useful ways to leverage both solutions together.
• Why the developer experience is so important by Maarten Vandeperre: Discover why the developer experience is important and how DevX makes software development more effective and enjoyable.