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Most companies still aren’t measuring AI coding tools
AI adoption is soaring, but 82% of organizations still aren’t measuring the impact of AI coding tools.
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The one way to crack technical estimations under pressure
Technical estimations require overview of many different moving parts. Why not solicit the help of your team to move things along?
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In partnership with StytchAre you ready for AI agents?
AI is changing how apps get accessed – are your systems built to keep up?
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Essential reading
How to build an effective technical strategy
Building a tech strategy requires a lot of moving parts. Learn about what routes to take and whether decisions should be top-down.
On our Technical Direction playlist
Modernizing legacy systems: A technical strategy for evolving monoliths into modern architectures at HelloFresh
Gain insights into transforming legacy systems into scalable architectures, with practical strategies for balancing stability, managing technical debt, and enabling growth opportunities at HelloFresh.
Technical Vision vs. Technical Strategy: The difference and why it matters
Jonathan Maltz digs into the nuts and bolts of setting a successful technical strategy. Startin by talking about the difference between technical vision and technical strategy.
How to implement platform engineering at scale
In this webinar, we’ll hear from enterprise engineering leaders who’ve overcome cultural barriers and team silos, and successfully adopted platform engineering practices in their orgs.
Good technical debt
Jon Thornton discusses how this framework was used to rapidly build and ship Squarespace’s Email Campaigns product in less than 15 months. Along the way, you’ll get several practical guidelines for how tech debt can supercharge your technical investments.
Creating, defining, and refining an effective tech strategy
Having a defined tech strategy creates alignment and keeps everyone on the same page. So how can you ensure yours is most effective? Panelists Anna Shipman, Randy Shoup, Papanii Nene Okai, Nimisha Asthagiri and Anand Mariappan share their tips.
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Lineup includes Addy Osmani, Kevin Goldsmith, Robin Bonatesta, and more…
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More about Technical Direction
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Minimum viable architecture is the backbone of a successful product
Finding the right product fit is difficult, but minimum viable architecture could be a key tool to help you on your journey.
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Why full stack teams are not the answer
Find the problem you’re trying to solve and then go beyond roles. Thinking beyond your core skills may just be the answer.
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Generate buy-in with compelling engineering strategies
Pitching a new technical direction requires different approaches depending on whether you’re addressing executives or your team.
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PostgreSQL: The database that quietly ate the world
How the open source database slowly but surely infiltrated the enterprise as a go-to, developer-friendly choice.
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AI models can’t understand code. Does that matter?
New research highlights how little large language models understand about the code they are churning out. Should we care?
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How Zalando uses its own Tech Radar to make better technology choices
A tech radar can help track emerging technologies and make better adoption decisions.
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4 things you need to know from the latest Thoughtworks Tech Radar
Here’s why AI-assisted software development, open-ish source, and the stubbornness of the pull request should all be on your radar.
Top Technical Direction videos
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In partnership with incident.ioHow does context switching impact team productivity?
In this panel, we’ll dig into why unmanaged context switching is detrimental, and ways you can help developers handle interruptions, and reach (and maintain) a state of focus and flow.
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In partnership with HarnessHow can AI actually help your teams?
In this webinar, our panelists dig into the cultural and technical issues that arise around the topic of AI, and uncover its most useful applications across the SDLC.
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In partnership with HarnessHow to identify and fix CI pipeline problems
Our panel of engineering leaders will discuss how you can identify and remedy the most common CI pipeline difficulties, and how you can make sure they aren’t blocking your teams.
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In partnership with Apollo
How to implement platform engineering at scale
In this webinar, we’ll hear from enterprise engineering leaders who’ve overcome cultural barriers and team silos, and successfully adopted platform engineering practices in their orgs.
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Transforming legacy software: Riding the rollercoaster of emotion and innovation
This talk delves into overcoming emotional resistance and technical debt in digital transformation, highlighting strategies, tools, and insights that helped drive innovation and effective change.
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Increasing code habitability by using AI coding assistants
Discover how AI coding assistants can enhance code habitability while avoiding pitfalls, with strategies to improve code quality in today’s complex development landscape.
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Making better build vs buy decisions
Master a decision-making framework for build-vs-buy choices in engineering, with real-world examples, collaboration strategies, and tips for avoiding integration pitfalls.
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Empowering developers to accelerate decentralized app development
Learn to quickly launch Web3 apps with Near Protocol and React-on-Chain, enabling cross-chain asset management, DeFi, and Social while simplifying Web3 development.