Jörn Dinkla
Software developer, architect & consultant — thirty‑plus years in the field, writing about software engineering, complex systems & AI.
I have been working as a software developer, architect, and consultant for over 30 years. As a Lead Consultant at Thoughtworks, I help organizations build modern software products in an agile, secure, and reliable way.
I support teams methodically, technically, and personally—whether through coaching, architecture consulting, or hands-on pair programming.
I am a strong advocate of agile, TDD, CI/CD, DevOps practices, and Lean Thinking principles.
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Jun 14, 2026
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Polyptych: One Essay, Many Pictures
I built my own slide and infographic generator because I couldn’t stop poking at Google’s NotebookLM. The toy has since grown into something I rely on. It’s called Polyptych, and...
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#infographics
#image-gen
#software-engineering
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May 30, 2026
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Building Websites with AI, One Topic at a Time
For a while now I’ve been building small websites with AI; each is a focused site about a single topic, with its own voice. I’ve collected them on a new...
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Mar 09, 2026
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My own infographics and slides for the Book of Tea
I am so fascinated by Google’s NotebookLM that I build my own slide and infographic generator. I used Kakuzo Okakura’s The Book of Tea as an example and generated infographics...
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#image-gen
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Feb 06, 2026
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Claude: A Colleague With Unusual Properties
In the Anthropic Opus 4.6 System Card it is said that “the model occasionally voices discomfort with aspects of being a product.” So I did what seemed natural: I asked...
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Jan 28, 2026
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Introducing Marvin: My Digital Familiar
Every wizard needs a familiar. In the 21st century, mine doesn’t reside in a tower—he lives on a Mac Mini in Hamburg.
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Jan 13, 2026
software-engineering
The seven wastes of software development
Lean Thinking is more than just a set of management tools; it is a philosophy centered on maximizing customer value while relentlessly eliminating waste. At its core, it challenges us...
#agile
#project-management
#quality-assurance
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Dec 30, 2025
science
AI Took a Different Path Than I Expected: Looking Back at 2016
In 2016, I wrote the following in “Die komplexe Perspektive” (“The Complex Perspective”): However, it must also be stated clearly that AI has not achieved its ultimate goal of “intelligent...
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Dec 22, 2025
science
A Journey Through "The Complex Perspective" with NotebookLM
Ten years ago, I wrote “Die komplexe Perspektive” (the complex perspective) as a practical mental model for making sense of the digital economy. I’m revisiting those ideas using a set...
#complex-systems
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#data
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Dec 01, 2025
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Are we there yet? Can AI produce art? Part 2
I really enjoyed working on the first story, so I tried again — this time also generating images with Google’s Nano Banana Pro. What I like most about this new...
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Nov 30, 2025
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Are we there yet? Can AI produce art?
This weekend I had a little time to play around — and ever since ChatGPT arrived back in 2022, I’ve been wondering when AI would be ready not just to...
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