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This page collects highlights since 1993. Articles are listed in reverse chronological order (newest first). Every post belongs to exactly one categorycategory and can have multiple tagtags .

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Feb 06, 2026 ai

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...

#gen-ai #ai

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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...

#ai #data #gen-ai

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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 #ai #data #gen-ai

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Dec 01, 2025 ai

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 ai

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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Nov 11, 2025 software-engineering

AI Crosses from Exploration into Engineering

The Thoughtworks Technology Radar has always been more than a list of tools. It captures what happens when technology moves from experimentation to everyday practice. In its 33rd edition, one...

#ai #gen-ai #thoughtworks

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Nov 01, 2025 software-engineering

Announcing NKP 0.1: Static Analysis for Kotlin Projects

I’m excited to share the first MVP release of NKP (aNalysis of Kotlin Programs), a command-line tool for analyzing Kotlin codebases and uncovering architectural insights.

#jvm #architecture #kotlin #object-functional #quality-assurance

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Sep 03, 2025 software-engineering

Java in the Technology Radar (JavaSpektrum)

I’ve written a new article for JavaSpektrum: “Java im Technology Radar – Totgesagte leben länger”. The piece looks back at Java’s journey through the eyes of the Thoughtworks Technology Radar...

#java #article #jvm #thoughtworks

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Mar 31, 2025 software-engineering

Structured Concurrency in Java 24 (JavaSpektrum)

I’ve written an article for JavaSpektrum 2/2025 about Structured Concurrency in Java 24. The article covers JEP 499, Java’s fourth preview of Structured Concurrency, which aims to make concurrent programming...

#java #concurrency #article #jvm #parallelism

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