Happy developers are necessary for creating exceptional software. By building software and helping others to do the same, we have come to value:

• Automation of repetitive tasks over manual grind
• Convention in tooling over tooling configuration
• Sustainable development pace over constant crunch time
• Adopting best practices over status quo

That is, while there is value in all the items, there is more value in the items written in bold.

9 Principles of great Developer Experience