Durable computing: What is it and why now?
Managing distributed systems and complex workflows can be challenging. What happens when something fails? If a task isn't executed to completion, that can lead to serious problems. From transaction an...
5 Mar 37min
Inside AI/works™: An agentic development platform
In January 2026, Thoughtworks launched AI/works™, an agentic development platform. It promises to make the capabilities of AI agents a reality for the enterprise, helping in areas including understand...
19 Feb 40min
Unlearning, experimentation and engineering rigor in an agentic world
In a world that's being transformed by AI agents and agentic systems, how do software developers unlearn what they know while also maintaining engineering rigor? In an in-person conversation with Nath...
5 Feb 39min
Exploring AI agent platforms
If AI agents really are the future of how work will be done — in software engineering and beyond — the platforms on which they are built, run and maintained will be crucial. This is a topic two Though...
22 Jan 37min
Architecture antipatterns and pitfalls: Good intentions, bad habits and ugly consequences
You can grasp the basics of software architecture by learning design patterns, but you probably won't master it — to do that you have to get to grips with antipatterns too. Often these lessons are har...
8 Jan 35min
Are we entering the 'age of intent' in digital interaction?
The 'age of intent' is a phrase that's been around for a number of years. However, with the rise of AI agents in 2025 it has the potential to become a key trend for 2026. It describes a new way of thi...
23 Des 202545min
AI-assisted software development in 2025: Inside this year's DORA report
This year's DORA report focuses on AI-assisted software development. While one of the key themes is just how ubiquitous AI is today in software engineering, that's only part of the picture. In fact, t...
11 Des 202537min
We still need to talk about vibe coding: Reflections on 2025's word of the year
Vibe coding was, remarkably, named word of the year by the Collins English Dictionary at the start of November 2025 — pretty good going for a term that was only coined in February. We first discussed ...
27 Nov 202546min
