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Thoughtworks Technology Radar Vol. 17 [pdf]
- itsdrewmiller 9y agoI think this is a great resource (seriously, thanks ThoughtWorks!), but do you really need to tell me that “antipatterns” or things that are “over-ambitious” are in the bad category? It would be more helpful to give things neutral names.
- prepend 9y agoI think they described it properly. They are specifically talking about a bunch of bad practices with Kafka. So the issue is that people are actually using anti patterns in a new technology that were previously identified for ESB.
- prepend 9y agoThe web version is pretty decent - https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar PDF can be a pain to work with on some devices.
- _pmf_ 9y agoThings that consultancies like == things that people valuing maintainable solutions should avoid
- sidcool 9y agoThat's a generalized and somewhat bigoted opinion.
- prepend 9y agoDepends on the consultancy. ThoughtWorks is pretty useful as a data point.
- hugs 9y agoI started the Selenium project at ThoughtWorks, fwiw. That could be used as a data point for whatever conclusion you want to make. :)
- tboyd47 9y agoI agree, ThoughtWorks tends to make generally sound technical decisions. Years ago, I worked on a team that was 90% TW people, and learned a LOT of techniques and tools I still use to this day. Their senior devs are unusually active in mentoring.
- atoko 9y agoIt is more profitable to have a healthy relationship with your client than building a shitty product and hoping you'll never run out of clients. What makes you think that about consultancies?
- tootie 9y agoAt my last consulting agency we were frequently more concerned with sustainability than our clients were. Fact is, that sustainability is not a "down the road" issue. It can start rearing it's ugly head within months or weeks of starting a new project. If you have a long-term relationship with a client, it's even more important.
- ilikerashers 9y agoMight be more accurate to call out "Things that Thoughtworks like". Not all consultancies or organizations work this way. Still, handy to know what is being sold so our contractor CVs can be tailored.
- tyingq 9y agoI'm curious what Roy Singham's plans are for the windfall he got from selling Thoughtworks to Apax back in August. HN discussion at the time: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15082116 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15082116 Guess it hasn't been that long, but that's a lot of capital.
- rayascott 9y agoYou can adopt Mashape/Kong API Gateway now. Apple have been using it for years. The same goes for Apache Mesos/Marathon, which is what they use to run Siri.
- Wintamute 9y agoAssess Angular, but no mention of React?
- platz 9y agoIt was on there previously
- FLGMwt 9y agoIt's in "Adopt" and they say it's their "default choice" for FE frameworks [1]. Also, the "Trial" details for Angular mention "Most of our teams, however, still prefer React, Vue or Ember over Angular." If a technology is consistently listed in a section, they remove it from the radar, which is mostly focused on changing trends. [1]: https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar/languages-and-frameworks/react-js https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar/languages-and-frameworks/...