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Rethinking the software development process for an era of specs and AI agents

ThoughtWorks by Thoughtworks

Sep 17, 202638:23Technology

The agentic era of software engineering began almost a year ago. And while much has changed in 2026, there's still a lot that hasn't been settled. One of the most important issues is how teams should collaborate. The ide...

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