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Martin Fowler

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Software architecture, design, refactoring, and engineering practice.

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  • Bliki: Generated Glossary #SoftwareArchitecture #Refactoring #Programming

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    Nov 12, 2026

  • Tests as data: ensuring AI-generated code does what we want #SoftwareEngineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Testing

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    Nov 11, 2026

  • Fragments: November 10 #SoftwareArchitecture #Refactoring #Programming

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    Nov 10, 2026

  • Long-horizon agents and durable execution #SoftwareArchitecture #Engineering #Refactoring

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    Nov 10, 2026

  • The Data Product Platform Navigator #Architecture #Data #Engineering

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    Nov 5, 2026

  • Bliki: LLM Voice #Tech #Software #AI

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    Oct 29, 2026

  • Why are good developers so wary of agentic development? #SoftwareEngineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Programming

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    Oct 29, 2026

  • Fragments: October 28 #SoftwareArchitecture #Refactoring #Programming

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    Oct 28, 2026

  • Fragments: October 21 #Software #Engineering #Architecture

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    Oct 21, 2026

  • When Software Meets Hardware #SoftwareEngineering #Architecture #Tech

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    Oct 15, 2026

  • Build your slide template #SoftwareEngineering #Architecture #Design

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    Oct 14, 2026

  • The Craft of Practitioner Voice #SoftwareEngineering #Tech #Writing

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    Oct 13, 2026

  • Are Harnesses Worth the Cost? #SoftwareEngineering #Architecture #Refactoring

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    Oct 13, 2026

  • Fragments: October 4 #SoftwareEngineering #Architecture #Refactoring

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    Oct 5, 2026

  • Principles for effective slides #SoftwareEngineering #Design #PresentationSkills

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    Sep 30, 2026

  • Bliki: Sensible Default #SoftwareEngineering #DesignPatterns #BestPractices

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    Sep 29, 2026

  • Fragments: September 29 #SoftwareEngineering #Architecture #Refactoring

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    Sep 29, 2026

  • Fragments: September 24 #SoftwareEngineering #Architecture #Refactoring

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    Sep 24, 2026

  • Healthy Feedback #SoftwareEngineering #Agile #CodeQuality

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    Sep 24, 2026

  • I don't like LLMs #Software #AI #Engineering

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    Sep 17, 2026

  • Fragments: September 16 #SoftwareDevelopment #Engineering #Tech

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    Sep 16, 2026

  • Nail the Narrative #SoftwareDevelopment #Architecture #Engineering

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    Sep 15, 2026

  • Social Media Engagement: summer 2026 #SoftwareDevelopment #Agile #Engineering

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    Sep 9, 2026

  • Fragments: September 8 #SoftwareDevelopment #Engineering #Tech

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    Sep 8, 2026

  • Do you even need a presentation? #SoftwareDevelopment #Engineering #Agile

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    Sep 8, 2026

  • Bliki: Paracelsus Maxim #SoftwareEngineering #Architecture #Refactoring

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    Sep 2, 2026

  • An Accidental Blackboard #Software #Architecture #Engineering

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    Sep 2, 2026

  • Maybe We Shouldn't Be Reviewing All This Code #SoftwareDevelopment #CodeReview #Engineering

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    Sep 2, 2026

  • Fragments: September 1 #SoftwareEngineering #Architecture #Refactoring

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    Sep 1, 2026

  • Making Your Data Ready for Agentic AI #AI #Data #SoftwareEngineering

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    Aug 27, 2026

  • Fragments: August 24 #SoftwareDevelopment #Engineering #Agile

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    Aug 24, 2026

  • Citizens Build, Agents Execute, Experts Govern #SoftwareEngineering #Architecture #DesignPatterns

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    Aug 19, 2026

  • Practitioner Voice: The Writing Category Nobody has Named Yet #SoftwareDevelopment #Writing #Engineering

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    Aug 19, 2026

  • Fragments: August 18 #SoftwareDevelopment #Engineering #Architecture

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    Aug 18, 2026

  • TDD inside the agent loop - theater or actual value? #SoftwareDevelopment #TDD #AI

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    Aug 11, 2026

  • Fragments: August 4 #Software #Engineering #Practice

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    Aug 4, 2026

  • The Conductor Developer #SoftwareEngineering #Agile #DevOps

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    Jul 31, 2026

  • The Economic Benefit of Refactoring #SoftwareEngineering #Refactoring #TechDebt

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    Jul 30, 2026

  • The Orchestrator's Tax #SoftwareEngineering #Architecture #Refactoring

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