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Thoughtworks Technology Radar Oct 2024 – From Coding Assistance to AI Evolution


Thoughtworks recently published their Technology Radar Volume 31, providing an opinionated guide to the current technology landscape. As per the Technology Radar, Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) dominate, with a focus on their responsible use in software development. AI-powered coding tools are evolving, necessitating a balance between AI assistance and human expertise.

The Radar stresses the need to balance AI innovation with proven engineering practices, maintaining crucial software development techniques like unit testing and architectural fitness functions. This quadrant highlights the rapid growth in tools supporting language models, including those for guardrails, evaluations, agent building, and vector databases, indicating a significant shift towards AI-centric platform development. It suggests trialing AWS Control Tower, ClickHouse, and pgvector, among others, reflecting a focus on cloud management, data processing, and AI-related database technologies.

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