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A deep-dive on the Thoughtworks Tech Radar | Rebecca Parsons, Camilla Crispim, Erik Dörnenburg (Thoughtworks)

Feb 13, 2024
Rebecca Parsons, CTO at Thoughtworks, along with Camilla Crispim and Erik Dörnenburg, discuss the Thoughtworks Tech Radar. They cover its origins, impact on decision-making, and the philosophy behind it. They also talk about maintaining independence for their audience, the publication process, and recent changes. This episode offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the history and production of Tech Radar.
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Quick takeaways

  • The ThoughtWorks Tech Radar provides practical insights based on grounded experiences of consultants and developers, offering actionable advice for readers beyond listing technologies.
  • The Tech Radar is an independent publication that ensures neutrality by avoiding any influence from vendors, enabling honest evaluations based on real-life experience.

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Overview of Tech Radar

The episode provides an overview of ThoughtWorks Tech Radar, a publication that showcases a breadth of technologies. It consists of four quadrants: languages and frameworks, tools, techniques, and platforms, each with four rings: hold, assess, trial, and adopt. The hold ring marks technologies that are not recommended, while the assess ring indicates potentially interesting options. The trial ring signifies technologies with proven production experience, and the adopt ring denotes the default choice for its category. The Tech Radar is global and sourced from diverse projects, offering grounded insights based on practical experiences.

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