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Steve Fenton

Steve Fenton is a Principal DevEx Researcher at Octopus Deploy, a DORA Community Guide, and a 8-time Microsoft MVP with more than two decades of experience in software delivery. He has written books on TypeScript (Apress, InfoQ), Octopus Deploy, and Web Operations. Steve has worked in the role of Software Engineer, SDET, Development Manager, and Director of Product and Data in a range of startups, SMEs, and enterprises.

Continuous Delivery Office Hours Ep.6: Change approvals

Steve FentonJuly 2, 2026 • 4 min read
Continuous Delivery Office Hours Ep.5: Delivering database changes

Steve FentonJune 9, 2026 • 7 min read
Continuous Delivery Office Hours Ep.4: Mono, micro, mesco

Steve FentonApril 30, 2026 • 5 min read
Continuous Delivery Office Hours Ep.3: Branching strategies

Steve FentonApril 7, 2026 • 4 min read
Why Octopus invests in developer experience

Steve FentonMarch 24, 2026 • 9 min read
Continuous Delivery Office Hours Ep.2: Remaining deployable at all times

Steve FentonMarch 12, 2026 • 6 min read
Continuous Delivery Office Hours Ep.1: Continuous Delivery should be your top priority

Steve FentonFebruary 24, 2026 • 5 min read
Developer Productivity in the Age of AI: Why Your Past Predicts Your Future

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Roll up your chair: How one small change sparked a DevOps revolution

Steve FentonJanuary 29, 2026 • 9 min read
Modern developer experience has deep roots

Steve FentonJanuary 13, 2026 • 8 min read
Leveling up your deployment pipelines

Steve FentonOctober 14, 2025 • 7 min read
The top 5 features of internal developer platforms

Steve FentonSeptember 16, 2025 • 7 min read

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