--- title: 3 Maxims for Great Developer Platform Design | daily.dev description: Russell Miles shares three principles for building successful developer platforms based on 25 years of experience. First, platforms require dedicated teams and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/3-maxims-for-great-developer-platform-design-bgsoifmcl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 3 Maxims for Great Developer Platform Design | daily.dev og:description: Russell Miles shares three principles for building successful developer platforms based on 25 years of experience. 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Third, platforms must be habitable and transparent, like a kitchen rather than a cathedral, where developers can see how things work and contribute. The key is listening to developers' needs and building something they can see themselves benefiting from, rather than imposing solutions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@parthhashbyt** · 0 upvotes > Balancing stability with innovation in platform APIs ensures developers can build confidently while benefiting from continual improvements, fostering long-term engagement. --- Tags: [#architecture](https://daily.dev/tags/architecture), [#internal-developer-platform](https://daily.dev/tags/internal-developer-platform), [#platform-engineering](https://daily.dev/tags/platform-engineering) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/3-maxims-for-great-developer-platform-design-bgsoifmcl) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"3 Maxims for Great Developer Platform Design","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/3-maxims-for-great-developer-platform-design-bgsoifmcl","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/3-maxims-for-great-developer-platform-design-bgsoifmcl"},"datePublished":"2025-10-01T16:03:58.554Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T02:18:50.721Z","description":"Russell Miles shares three principles for building successful developer platforms based on 25 years of experience. 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