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Martin Fowler

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Software architecture, design, refactoring, and engineering practice.

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  • Fragments: July 21 #Software #Engineering #Practice

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    Jul 21, 2026

  • The Archaeologist's Copilot #Software #Engineering #AI

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    Jul 16, 2026

  • DSLs Enable Reliable Use of LLMs #SoftwareEngineering #AI #LLM

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    Jul 14, 2026

  • Fragments: July 13 #Software #Engineering #Practice

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    Jul 13, 2026

  • Experiences with local models for coding #SoftwareDevelopment #AI #Coding

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    Jul 8, 2026

  • Viability of local models for coding #AI #SoftwareEngineering #Coding

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    Jul 7, 2026

  • Fragments: July 6 #Software #Engineering #Architecture

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    Jul 6, 2026

  • Fragments: June 16 #Software #Engineering #Architecture

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    Jun 16, 2026

  • Building Reliable Agentic AI Systems #AI #SoftwareEngineering #Reliability

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    Jun 16, 2026

  • Fragments: June 2 #Software #Engineering #BestPractices

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    Jun 2, 2026

  • Fragments: May 27 #Software #Engineering #Design

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    May 27, 2026

  • The test suite as a regression sensor #SoftwareDevelopment #Testing #CodeQuality

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    May 27, 2026

  • The VibeSec Reckoning #Software #Engineering #Architecture

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    May 27, 2026

  • Bliki: Vibe Coding #SoftwareEngineering #Agile #Coding

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    May 21, 2026

  • Three more static code analysis sensors #SoftwareEngineering #CodeQuality #StaticAnalysis

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    May 20, 2026

  • Maintainability sensors for coding agents #SoftwareDevelopment #AI #Coding

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    May 19, 2026

  • Fragments: May 14 #Software #Engineering

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    May 14, 2026

  • Bliki: Interrogatory LLM #SoftwareDevelopment #AI #LLM

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    May 14, 2026

  • What is Code #Software #Code #Engineering

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    May 12, 2026

  • Fragments: May 5 #Software #Engineering #Architecture

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    May 5, 2026

  • Bliki: Mythical Man Month #SoftwareEngineering #Agile #Architecture

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    May 5, 2026

  • Fragments: April 29 #Software #Engineering #Architecture

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    Apr 29, 2026

  • Structured-Prompt-Driven Development (SPDD) #SoftwareDevelopment #AI #PromptEngineering

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    Apr 28, 2026

  • Alan Turing play in Cambridge MA #Software #Engineering #Architecture

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    Apr 11, 2026

  • Feedback Flywheel #SoftwareEngineering #Architecture #DesignPatterns

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    Apr 8, 2026

  • Principles of Mechanical Sympathy #SoftwareEngineering #Architecture #Design

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    Apr 7, 2026

  • Harness engineering for coding agent users #SoftwareEngineering #AI #Coding

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    Apr 2, 2026

  • Encoding Team Standards #SoftwareEngineering #Architecture #TeamStandards

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    Mar 31, 2026

  • Bliki: Architecture Decision Record #SoftwareArchitecture #ADR #Engineering

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    Mar 24, 2026

  • Context Anchoring #Software #AI #Architecture

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    Mar 17, 2026

  • Ideological Resistance to Patents, Followed by Reluctant Pragmatism #Software #Engineering #Patents

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    Mar 5, 2026

  • Humans and Agents in Software Engineering Loops #SoftwareEngineering #AI #Architecture

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    Mar 4, 2026
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