Open-weight models: What are they and when should you use them?
We've seen a huge amount of increase in interest around open-weight models in 2026. The reasons for this are multifaceted, ranging from the...
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20 of 110 episodesAI-generated code: What has to be true for us to trust it without looking at it?
We've been thinking a lot recently about the status of code in a world where it's increasingly written and read by AI. Could the spec, for i...
Scaling the enterprise harness: How to achieve AI agent controllability across an organization
Harness engineering is still a new concept, but already we've noticed a challenge being consistently faced by technology leaders: how can a...
Embracing hybrid AI: How Lenovo is leveraging local, on-device AI
Cloud was one of the main drivers of the early waves of AI adoption. However, as AI has become more and more embedded in systems and devices...
What does the future of software engineering look like?
At the end of June, Thoughtworks and Martin Fowler convened an unconference-style event in Switzerland with a range of industry leaders. The...
What is code?
What is code? It might sound obvious, but if you scratch the surface it becomes more difficult to articulate precisely what we mean. AI is c...
Database branching: Overcoming the bottlenecks of shared database environments
Database branching has, for a long time, been a troublesome piece in the modern developer workflow puzzle: a good idea in principle but in p...
What is spec-driven development?
Semantic diffusion, combined with the pace of technology change, makes talking about AI-adjacent practices and techniques incredibly difffic...
What is harness engineering?
'Harness engineering' is one of the most significant terms to emerge in software engineering in 2026. Broadly referring to the work done to...
Anthropic Mythos: Hype, reality and the actual security implications
Anthropic Mythos garnered significant attention when it was launched in mid-April 2026. Yet despite it apparently presenting an unprecedente...
Key themes in Technology Radar Vol.34
In April 2026 we published a new edition of the Thoughtworks Technology Radar — volume 34. Like many recent volumes, this one was dominated...
How it feels to be a software engineer when AI is changing our relationship with code
There's been a lot of discussion and debate in recent months about exactly how software engineering will be reshaped by AI. While it remains...
Be brilliant at the basics: Inside Looking Glass 2026
The Thoughtworks 2026 Looking Glass report was published in January. Designed to provide business and technology leaders with the tools to b...
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 comple...
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 reali...
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 maintaini...
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, ru...
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...
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 t...
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 softw...