A year in review - editors' top content for 2019

We all know that feeling: we watch a video, read an article or listen to an inspiring podcast and we instantly want to share it with others. At ThoughtWorks, learning and sharing our knowledge is entrenched in our culture. Our Insights channels are home for much of our content, a place to delve into technical topics, the path to digital transformation, adaptive leadership, career advice and so much more.  

As the year draws to a close, the editorial team would like to thank all ThoughtWorkers, alumni, clients, and guests who have contributed to making our content hubs what they are today. 


 

• Augmenting software development with artificial intelligence by Sharath Satish
  This blog post presents a hypothesis on what the world of AI-assisted Software Development will look like in the not too distant future.
   
• Climate action 2019 by Eduardo Meneses and Elise Zelechowski
  As millions of people around the world take action in global climate change, ThoughtWorks is formalizing our climate strategy, starting with a commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative. 
   
• Coding habits for data scientists by David Tan 
  If you’ve tried your hand at machine learning or data science, you know that code can get messy, quickly. In this article, we’ll share techniques for identifying bad habits that add to complexity in code as well as habits that can help us partition complexity.
   
• Continuous delivery for machine learning by Danilo Sato, Arif Wider, and Christoph Windheuser
  A deep dive into the concept of continuous delivery for machine learning (CD4ML) — an approach to delivering infrastructure that keeps increasing its intelligence.
   
• Design and Ethics: How designers fulfill their responsibilities by Alexander Steinhart and Henning Fritzenwalder
  Lead Experience Designer Henning Fritzenwalder and Product Strategist Alexander Steinhart talk about the negative developments that can appear with the tech hype and how designers can react to them.
   
• A day in the life of a ThoughtWorks tech lead by Satyam Agarwala
  An interview with Lead Consultant, Satyam Agarwala, on what makes a good tech lead, how to juggle consulting with coding, and what technology excites him.
   
• Every agile BA's go-to list of 101 project-tracking questions by Kalaiarasi Srinivasaramanan
  A comprehensive list of questions that every BA needs to ask to keep their agile projects on track.
   
• Four bad ways to use RPA by George Earle and Mike Mason
  While it’s easy to understand the appeal, Robotic process automation (RPA) is not risk-free. This article explores some basic patterns companies need to follow, to ensure they use RPA effectively.  
   
• How to seize technology opportunities - while staying on the right side of the line by Ashok Subramanian
  Business leaders need to examine the ethical implications of the technology-related opportunities they explore. This article gives advice on where to start.
   
• Part I: Why don’t women ask? Bridging the gender pay gap by Jaksha Shah and Kelly Benson
  The gender pay gap remains a compounding problem. Globally, women are paid less than men for doing the same job. Current trends show it will take almost 100 years to close the gap. 
   
• Perspectives Edition 6: Product thinking: Building experiences that deliver results by JoJo Swords
  This edition of Perspectives explores how a product mindset enables the enterprise to innovate and compete in a digital environment.
   
• Podcast: Edge — a guide to value-driven digital transformation by Jim Highsmith, Linda Luu and David Robinson
  An interview with the authors on their new book EDGE: The new guide to eliminate the gap between strategy and execution.
   
• The curse of the data lake monster by Kiran Prakash and Lucy Chambers 
  Explore examples of how product thinking can apply to a project where a data lake is being considered as a solution. 
   
• The path to DevOps by Erik Dörnenburg
  When technology becomes the business, adopting a DevOps culture is key to reducing cycle time.
   
• The traits of serverless architecture by Wisen Tanasa
  Unfortunately, much of the current literature around serverless architecture focuses solely on its benefits. This write-up attempts to give a better understanding of the traits of serverless architecture.
   
• Zhong Tai: a radical approach to enterprise IT by Xu Hao
  A whole new way of thinking about enterprise technology that is rapidly taking root in the world’s fastest-growing economy — China.