Generative AI is reaching into many more parts of the software development process, creating a whole new set of considerations for engineering leaders.
Every six months, 20 or so senior technologists at the software consultancy Thoughtworks get together to compile the latest Technology Radar, a snapshot of the various tools, techniques, platforms, languages, and frameworks its consultants have encountered in the wild, each of which is represented by a blip on the radar.
During those discussions, some common themes emerged. LeadDev spoke to Ken Mugrage, a principal technologist in Thoughtworks’ Office of the CTO, about how AI-assisted software development dominated the conversation, why slow and steady is winning the race for WebAssembly (WASM), and the pervasiveness of Rust.
