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Nearly ten years after the first edition of Infrastructure as Code was published by O'Reilly, Kief Morris is publishing a third edition of the book. But why a new edition now? What's changed in techn…
Published on 9 months ago
How fitness functions can help us govern and measure AI
AI is inherently dynamic: that's true in terms of the field itself, and at a much lower level too — models are trained on new data and algorithms adapt and change to new circumstances and information…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Architecture as code
How can we better define and clarify architectures to ensure consistency and control? If, as Neal Ford and Mark Richards discussed on a recent episode of the Technology Podcast, software architectur…
Published on 10 months ago
Decoding DeepSeek
The release of DeepSeek's AI models at the end of January 2025 sent shockwaves around the world. The weeks that followed have been rife with hype and rumor, ranging from suggestions that DeepSeek has…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
AI testing, benchmarks and evals
Generative AI's popularity has led to a renewed interest in quality assurance — perhaps unsurprising given the inherent unpredictability of the technology. This is why, over the last year, the field …
Published on 11 months ago
Exploring the intersections of software architecture
Software architecture necessarily intersects with a diverse range of critical things, including implementation, infrastructure, data and engineering practices. All these elements require serious cons…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Who should make software architecture decisions?
Who should be involved in the process of making decisions about software architecture? That's a question that's been puzzling Thoughtworker Andrew Harmel-Law for some time — so much so that he decide…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Generative AI's uncanny valley: Problem or opportunity?
With the rise of generative AI, the concept of the uncanny valley — where human resemblance unsettles, disturbs or disgusts — is more relevant than ever. But is it a problem that technologists need t…
Published on 1 year ago
Using generative AI for legacy modernization
Legacy modernization is an enduring challenge — and as systems become more complex, the difficulty of understanding and modelling a system so it can be modernized only becomes more difficult. However…
Published on 1 year ago
Data contracts: What are they and why do they matter?
Data contracts are a bit like APIs for data — they make it possible to interface with data in a way that ensures the transfer of data from one place to another is stable and reliable. This is particu…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago