Effort, the illusion of value
I think the industry is acting drunk at the moment. Carried away with how easy it is to produce thousands of lines of code, and mistaking this for value.
Using Probity to enforce TDD guardrails for AI coding agents – Q&A with Nizar Selander
Nizar was recently interviewed by Emily Bache for Modern Software Engineering (MSE) about Probity, his latest open-source project for enforcing guardrails for autonomous AI codi...
Jimmy's initial thoughts after The Future of Software Development Retreat Europe
Future of Software Development Retreat Europe is an invite-only gathering held in the Swiss Alps, hosted by Thoughtworks, and designed to navigate the shift to AI-native softwar...
Your system architecture could make or break your new initiative
The decisions you make at the start of a software initiative are some of the hardest to undo later. Here are two architecture mistakes we frequently see – and what actually work...
Katharina's reflections from Domain-Driven Design Europe 2026
Katharina spoke at Domain-Driven Design Europe 2026 and shares her reflections from the conference in Antwerp.
Isn’t an e-shop enough?
When we start discussions with companies about product configurators and CPQ – what we call a Self-service Solution Configurator – a common early question is this: isn’t an e-sh...