Podcast appearances and mentions of rebecca parsons

Hoje o papo é sobre leitura! Neste episódio, mergulhamos naqueles livros que ensinam, que inspiram, e que carregamos todos os dias nas nossas jornadas de dev, de liderança, e além. Vem ver quem participou desse papo: André David, o host que sempre reflete Vinny Neves, Líder de Front-End na Alura Roberta Arcoverde, Software Engineering Manager no Google Simara Conceicao, Senior Software Developer na Thoughtworks Nicolás Morales, IT & Tech Excellence Manager na Ford Links: Grandes livros de Tecnologia – Hipsters #113 Clean Code, por Robert Cecil Martin Algoritmos para viver, de Brian Christian e Tom Griffiths O Programador Pragmático, de Andrew Hunt e David Thomas Trabalho Eficaz com Código Legado, por Michael C. Feathers A Philosophy of Software Design, de John K. Ousterhout O Projeto Phoenix, de Gene Kim, George Spafford e Kevin Behr Nexus, de Yuval Harari AI Snake Oil, de Arvind Narayanan e Sayash Kapoor Building Evolutionary Architectures: Support Constant Change, de Neal Ford, Rebecca Parsons e Patrick Kua Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track, de Will Larson Team Topologies, de Matthew Skelton Organizações Cognitivas, de Kenneth Corrêa Hipsters Network no Instagram TechGuide.sh, um mapeamento das principais tecnologias demandadas pelo mercado para diferentes carreiras, com nossas sugestões e opiniões. #7DaysOfCode: Coloque em prática os seus conhecimentos de programação em desafios diários e gratuitos. Acesse https://7daysofcode.io/ Produção e conteúdo: Alura Cursos de Tecnologia – https://www.alura.com.br Edição e sonorização: Rede Gigahertz de Podcasts

AI is inherently dynamic: that's true in terms of the field itself, and at a much lower level too — models are trained on new data and algorithms adapt and change to new circumstances and information. That's part of its power and what makes it so exciting, but from a business and organizational perspective, that can make governance and measurement exceptionally difficult. How can we know that our AI is optimized for the right thing? How can we be sure it's oriented towards what we want it to be? This is where the concept of fitness functions can help. Broadly speaking, fitness functions are ways of measuring the extent to which a given solution is fulfilling its goals — so, in the context of AI, they can help teams ensure that AI systems are serving their intended purpose. In this episode of the Technology Podcast, Rebecca Parsons and Neal Ford — authors (alongside Pat Kua and Pramod Sadalage) of Building Evolutionary Architectures, the book which brought fitness functions into the software architecture space — join host Ken Mugrage to explore how the fitness function concept can help us better manage the dynamism of AI and, in doing so, overcome the challenge of bringing such systems into production. Learn more about Building Evolutionary Architectures: https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/books/building-evolutionaryarchitectures-second-edition    

Portland’s Aurora Chorus is an inclusive, non-audition women’s chorus that formed in 1992 with the goal of elevating women’s voices through the art of choral music. Led for much of its history by renowned composer and conductor Joan Szymko , the chorus also emphasizes female conductors and composers as well. Rebecca Parsons has directed the chorus for the last few years and says one way this group is distinct from others is the simultaneous quality of the music and the community the women create together. The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day concert is “Undivided” and focuses on the mental health of young women. Parsons joins us, as well as soprano Jae Douglas, who has sung with Aurora since 2018.

Asanka Abeysinghe, CTO at WSO2, joins host Giovanni Asproni to discuss cell-based architecture -- a style that's intended to combine application, deployment, and team architecture to help organizations respond quickly to changes in the business environment, customer requirements, or enterprise strategy. Cell-based architecture is aimed at creating scalable, modular, composable systems with effective governance mechanisms. The conversation starts by introducing the context and some vocabulary before exploring details about the main elements of the architecture and how they fit together. Finally, Asanka offers some advice on how to implement a cell-based architecture in practice. Brought to you by IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Software magazine. Related Episodes SE Radio 396: Barry O'Reilly on Antifragile Architecture SE Radio 331: Kevin Goldsmith on Architecture and Organizational Design SE Radio 263: Camille Fournier on Real-World Distributed Systems SE Radio 236: Rebecca Parsons on Evolutionary Architecture SE Radio 213: James Lewis on Microservices SE Radio 210: Stefan Tilkov on Architecture and Micro Services SE Radio 203: Leslie Lamport on Distributed Systems

Amid technological advancements and shifting organizational landscapes, former CTO of ThoughtWorks, Rebecca Parsons, takes this episode to build the bridge between technology and business impact. Challenging a common fear in the ecosystem of “technology being commoditized”, she explores how it can transcend industries to become a core enabler of differentiation if it's integrated with a deeper sense of understanding user experience and needs. This episode offers a wealth of knowledge and delves into themes such as creating outcome-driven governance models, building unbiased technology, and driving sustainable architecture. As the co-author of “Building Evolutionary Architectures”, and a thought leader in software technologies for decades, Rebecca has had a front-row seat to the transformation of every company into a technology company. Highlighting the unique nature of software—its “softness” and malleability to learn and adapt—she emphasizes that the future of competitive advantage lies in deeply understanding users and building meaningful relationships beyond the software itself. In the episode, she also points to compelling reflections on the democratization of tools, the integration of sustainable practices, and the challenges of navigating AI's energy-intensive demands - leaving you curious and thoughtful about the future. Join along as she sets the tone on how to build an organization that's ready for the complexity of a tech-first future. Key Highlights

“Evolutionary architecture became a necessity, not because anybody wanted it to be, but because you didn't have a choice. You have to be able to change your systems to keep up with changing business and consumer expectations, let alone regulatory frameworks.” In this episode, I have an insightful conversation with Rebecca Parsons, coauthor of Building Evolutionary Architectures and ex-CTO of ThoughtWorks, on the topic of evolutionary architecture. Rebecca shares the definition and principles of evolutionary architecture, as well as some important practices that software engineering teams can adopt to support it. Rebecca also offers her perspective on the impact of AI in software development and evolutionary architecture. Key takeaways: - Evolutionary architecture supports guided, incremental change across multiple dimensions. - Fitness functions are a key tool for implementing evolutionary architecture. - Some of the important engineering practices for evolutionary architecture include continuous delivery, evolutionary database, contract testing, and choreography over orchestration. - AI coding assistants can help analyze and understand complex legacy systems, aiding in refactoring and modernization efforts. - Over-reliance on AI coding assistants may hinder the development of proper abstraction and critical thinking skills, especially in junior developers. Listen out for: (00:02:35) Career Turning Points (00:08:38) Why Adopt Evolutionary Architecture (00:11:06) Evolutionary vs Rewrite (00:13:41) Architecture Definition (00:16:45) Evolutionary Architecture Adoption (00:20:56) Evolutionary Architecture Definition (00:22:32) Fitness Function (00:26:07) Commonly Adopted Fitness Functions (00:29:33) Principles of Evolutionary Architecture (00:35:24) Conway's Law & Postel's Law (00:39:40) Practices of Evolutionary Architecture (00:45:41) The Impact of AI to Evolutionary Architecture (00:48:44) The AI Worries (00:52:32) 3 Tech Lead Wisdom _____ Rebecca Parsons' BioDr. Rebecca Parsons is currently independent, having been Thoughtworks CTO and CTO Emerita for over 15 years. She has more years of experience than she'd like to admit in technology and large-scale software development. She recently co-authored the book Building Evolutionary Architectures with Neal Ford and Pat Kua. Before ThoughtWorks she worked as an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Central Florida, after completing a Director's Post Doctoral Fellowship at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Her interests include parallel and distributed computation, programming languages, domain specific languages, evolutionary architecture, genetic algorithms, and computational science. Rebecca received a BS in Computer Science and Economics from Bradley University, and both an MS and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Rice University. Follow Rebecca: LinkedIn – linkedin.com/in/dr-rebecca-parsons X – x.com/rebeccaparsons

In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Tidy First? by Kent Beck. Join them as they discuss when you should prioritize tidying your code over feature improvements, what tidying means, and the Beck's thoughts on software and the time value of money! -- Books Mentioned in this Episode -- Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. ---------------------------------------------------------- Tidy First?: A Personal Exercise in Empirical Software Design by Kent Beck https://amzn.to/40uOEtL (paid link) Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (2nd Edition) by Martin Fowler https://amzn.to/3C9d5mq (paid link) Building Evolutionary Architectures: Automated Software Governance by Neal Ford, Rebecca Parsons, Patrick Kua, Pramod Sadalage https://amzn.to/4fmoIVC (paid link) A Philosophy of Software Design, 2nd Edition by John Ousterhout https://amzn.to/4ecmYgv (paid link) The Practice of Programming by Brian Kernighan, Rob Pike https://amzn.to/4fuMP4b (paid link) ---------------- 00:00 Intro 03:14 About the Book 05:41 Thoughts on the Book 11:17 Techniques and Approaches for Tidying (Part 1) 36:20 How to prioritize and manage tidying tasks (Part 2) 47:30 Optionality, Reversibility and The Philosophy of Tidying (Part 3) 01:05:38 Final Thoughts ---------------- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325 X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com ---------------- Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week! The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

In this special episode of Book Overflow, Rebecca Parsons joins Carter and Nathan to discuss her book Building Evolutionary Architectures. Join them as Rebecca shares her thoughts on the benefits of abstractions, how the computer science industry has changed during her tenure, and how her academic work on genetic algorithms influenced the book! -- Books Mentioned in this Episode -- Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. ---------------------------------------------------------- Building Evolutionary Architectures https://amzn.to/4eoXWuX (Paid Link) ---------------- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325 X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com ---------------- Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week! The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups discuss "Building Evolutionary Architectures" by Neal Ford, Rebecca Parsons, Patrick Kua, and Pramod Sadalage. Join them as they discuss how to evolve your data schema, modern DevOps practices, and common architectural pitfalls and antipatterns.

In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter Morgan and Nathan toups discuss "Building Evolutionary Architecture" by Neal Ford, Rebecca Parsons, Patrick Kua, and Pramod Sadalage. Join them as they discuss how the approaches to designing software architecture have changed over the years, the purpose of fitness functions, and how trying to re-use code can backfire!

Artificial intelligence has been presented as a technology with the potential to transform many different fields and professions. One of the most notable is design — but if we want to design in a way that's truly human-centric and inclusive, to what extent can artificial intelligence really help us do better work? In this episode of the Technology Podcast, hosts Rebecca Parsons and Lilly Ryan speak to Thoughtworks design leaders Kate Linton and Esther Tham to get their perspective on how AI might be able to support designers. They discuss what AI tools could help the design process, how these tools could fit neatly into current practices and what the emergence of this technology could mean for design practices more broadly. 

If you work in technology, you're constantly making decisions: not just what you should do, but also how you should do it. That's why we developed the concept of "sensible defaults" — practices and technology decisions that we generally see — in most scenarios — as the right way to do things.  Although we've been talking about sensible defaults internally for a few years now, we recently decided to share them publicly on our website. We did so because we believe it can help organizations think through their own approach to technology decision-making, something which is becoming increasingly challenging in a rapidly changing and complex world. So, to discuss sensible defaults and explain precisely why we want to share them with the world, hosts Rebecca Parsons and Ken Mugrage are joined by Brandon Cook and Kief Morris, two Thoughtworkers that played an important role in putting our sensible defaults together. They discuss the origins of the sensible default idea, some examples, as well as the challenges of putting them into practice. Explore Thoughtworks' sensible defaults: https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/topic/sensible-defaults

Bahmni started life as an open-source hospital information management system and electronic medical record for a single hospital in rural India. Today, it has more than 500 implementations in 50 countries across Africa and Asia, and is recognized as one of only 165 digital public goods by the Digital Public Goods Alliance.  Thoughtworks played a key part in bringing Bahmni into the world back in 2012. And although today it's run and supported by a coalition of organizations, Thoughtworks continues to have a leading role in the project as a member of its Governing Committee. To tell Bahmni's unique story, Rebecca Parsons and Ken Mugrage speak with Satish Viswanathan and Angshuman Sarkar, two Thoughtworkers actively participating and contributing to the project. They discuss Bahmni's origins and how it grew from a small, local tool to become a vital component in healthcare infrastructure in parts of the world that have long faced resource challenges.   Learn more about Bahmni: https://www.bahmni.org/  

Looking Glass isn't like most other technology trend reports. It doesn't just tell you what deserves your attention, it's designed to help you use it to focus on what really matters to you. Published once a year, Thoughtworks intends it to be a tool that helps readers make sense of the emerging technologies that are going to shape the industry in the months and years to come. In this episode of the Technology Podcast, lead Looking Glass contributors Rebecca Parsons and Ken Mugrage trade hosting duties for the guest seats, as they talk to Neal Ford about the most recent edition of the Looking Glass (published in January 2024). They explain what the Looking Glass is and outline some of the key 'lenses' that act as a framework readers can use to monitor and evaluate what's on the horizon.  Covering everything from AI to augmented reality, this conversation offers a new perspective on emerging technology to help prepare you for 2024. Explore Looking Glass 2024: https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/looking-glass

With more AI models and tools coming out from companies on a weekly basis, we are beginning to wonder whether this will turn many companies away from the technology as they look for the ‘best tool possible.' Meanwhile, continued errors and AI hallucinations have companies holding back on fully deploying the technology. Keith chats with Rebecca Parsons, CTO Emerita at Thoughtworks, about how companies need to remain vigilant and responsible in their AI development, while also accepting that we are still in the early days and that errors will happen.

A few years ago, Thoughtworker and (prolific) author Neal Ford published Fundamentals of Software Architecture with Michael Richards. They're now back with another book on software architecture — written with co-author Raju Gandhi — which offers readers a very different learning experience. Described as a combination of technical book and graphic novel, Head First Software Architecture dispenses with dense prose to present and explain software architecture concepts and ideas in some highly innovative and novel ways. In this episode of the Technology Podcast, the authors — alongside their editor, Sarah Grey — join Rebecca Parsons to discuss their new book. They explain the thinking behind the approach, how it diverges from Fundamentals of Software Architecture and detail some of the challenges of writing in a new format. Whether you're interested in getting started with software architecture or simply curious about technical communication and learning, listen to find out more. Learn more about Head First Software Architecture: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/head-first-software/9781098134341/

Distributed systems are ubiquitous yet complex. They can be particularly demanding for software developers and architects tasked with dealing with the sometimes unpredictable nature of the interactions between their various parts. That's why Thoughtworker Unmesh Joshi wrote Patterns of Distributed Systems. Published at the end of 2023, the book explores a number of patterns that characterize distributed systems, and uses them to not only help readers better understand how such systems work but also to solve problems and challenges that often arise. On this episode of the Technology Podcast, Unmesh joins hosts Scott Shaw and Rebecca Parsons to talk about his book, explaining where the idea came from, how he put it together and why it's important to get beneath neat abstractions to really get to grips with the inner workings of distributed systems. Learn more about Patterns of Distributed Systems: https://www.pearson.com/subject-catalog/p/patterns-of-distributed-systems/P200000011305/9780138221980

In this episode, Abi has a fascinating conversation with Rebecca Parsons, ThoughtWorks's CTO, Camilla Crispim, and Erik Dörnenburg on the ThoughtWorks Tech Radar. The trio begins with an overview of Tech Radar and its history before delving into the intricate process of creating each report involving multiple teams and stakeholders. The conversation concludes with a focus on the evolution of Tech Radar's design and process and potential future changes. This episode offers Tech Radar fans an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at its history and production.Discussion points:1:20-An introduction to the Tech Radar6:06-Common terms used in this episode6:27-The origin of the Tech Radar8:50-Problems that the Tech Radar was aiming to solve12:23-The impact on internal decision making-a tool for driving change14:30-The teams philosophy behind Tech Radar18:33-What sets the Tech Radar apart21:11-Why maintaining independence is crucial for their audience25:08-How Tech Radar publishes their reports29:36-A look into Thoughtworks live meeting sessions34:51-Tech Radars Git repository42:20-Recent changes and upcoming shiftsMentions and links:ThoughtWorks TechRadarRebecca Parsons on LinkedInCamilla Crispim on LinkedInErik Dörnenburg on LinkedInThoughtworks Git repository

In this podcast the whole Culture & Methods editorial team plus Rebecca Parsons, CTO of Thoughtworks, explore the trends they see happening in the technology industry in 2023 Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/41HNCJE Subscribe to the Software Architects' Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architect…mpaign=architectnl Upcoming Events: QCon London qconlondon.com/ April 8-10, 2024 Follow InfoQ: - Mastodon: techhub.social/@infoq - Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ - LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq - Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 - Instagram: @infoqdotcom - Youtube: www.youtube.com/infoq Write for InfoQ - Join a community of experts. - Increase your visibility. - Grow your career. www.infoq.com/write-for-infoq/

With each edition of the Thoughtworks Technology Radar, we identify a number of key themes that we see as significant in the industry. In the most recent edition — volume 29, published in September — we picked out AI assisted software development, the challenges of measuring productivity, the rapid growth of LLMs and remote delivery workarounds beginning to mature in a post-pandemic world. For this, the final Technology Podcast episode of 2023, a few members of the team involved in putting the Technology Radar together — Neal Ford, Rebecca Parsons, Scott Shaw and Erik Doernenberg — got together to discuss these themes in more detail and offer their perspectives. As we leave the year behind, it's a great way to review some of the key issues and stories that shaped the way the world builds software.

Generative AI has, unsurprisingly, been a major topic of conversation within Thoughtworks in 2023. However, as enjoyable as it is to get sucked into discussions about the reality, the risks and the benefits of this new technology, what's really interesting — and most important — is understanding how organizations can actually leverage generative AI in a way that's both safe and effective.  For episode of the Technology Podcast, Rebecca Parsons and Birgitta Böckeler spoke to Andreas Nauerz, CTO and Executive Vice President of Bosch Digital, who explained how he and his team have been thinking about generative AI and exploring the ways it can be leveraged across a huge multinational organization. He discusses where generative AI has already been effective, managing risk and the challenges of bring a large organization with you as you seek to implement something new.

Open source contributors and maintainers play a vital role in the technology ecosystem. But what's it like to develop and maintain an open source tool — especially one that thousands of other developers use and depend on? In this episode of the Technology Podcast, Srinivasan Sekar and Sai Krishna join hosts Rebecca Parsons and Scott Shaw to discuss their work on AppiumTestDistribution, an open source tool that supports test automation framework Appium. AppiumTestDistribution won a LambdaTest Delta Award at the August 2023 Testμ Conference. Listen to Sekar and Krishna explain how the project emerged, how they approach maintaining and evolving the tool and what it takes to be a part of an award-winning open source project.

The concept of the developer platform and the discipline of platform engineering have been important in shaping how the industry thinks about enabling developers. But what does it mean to actually build and maintain a platform? How can you ensure it actually supports the people that need it? In this episode of the Technology Podcast, hosts Ken Mugrage and Rebecca Parsons are joined by Chris Ford of Thoughtworks Spain and Aidan Donnelly, Director of Technology Platform at Personio, to discuss the importance of engineering platforms in organizations today. Read Aidan's writing on Medium: https://medium.com/@aidan.donnelly  

Many of the scale-ups we've partnered with over the years will hit road bumps along the way. One common bottleneck we've seen are unexpected and dramatic rises in costs. In this episode we talk to members of our Digital Scale-up Studio, to hear their experience of gaining better visibility, improving operational efficiency at scale-ups, while the business maintains growth and gains greater knowledge of customer requirements.   Podcast hosts: Rebecca Parsons, Premanand Chandrasekaran,  Podcast guests: Stefania Stefansdottir, Sofia Tania  

The evolution of SQL and the ease of access to ever larger sizes of computational power has made SQL and ETL a useful pairing for practitioners in the data space. But how do they work together exactly? And what challenges can it pose? Bharani Subramaniam and Madhu Podila discuss these issues and much more with hosts Neal Ford and Rebecca Parsons on the latest episode of the Thoughtworks Technology Podcast.    

Radio astronomy — a subfield of astronomy that studies the sky using radio frequencies — is data-intensive. That poses a challenge for radio astronomers: building and then communicating scientific insights requires significant processing and analytical work. Thoughtworks has been working with Dr. Neeraj Gupta from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) in India to develop solutions to these challenges, including a data processing pipeline, a collaborative platform for analysis and a digital catalog for publishing and communicating research. In this episode of the Technology Podcast Dr. Gupta joins Justin Jose of Thoughtworks India's Engineering for Research (E4R) team as they speak to hosts Rebecca Parsons and Prem Chandrasekaran about their work together. Dr. Gupta explains the benefits of Thoughtworks work from an astronomer perspective, while Justin highlights the challenges of building software solutions in a highly specialized domain.

XR is a potentially transformative technology, but it needs to be leveraged in a way that drives value. That isn't straightforward — given effective XR initiatives often require significant experimentation and exploration, simply aligning XR with strict organizational goals and aims will often make it harder to achieve success. How can technologists and product leaders get the balance right? In this episode of the Technology Podcast, Vaibhav Tikekar and Shea Clark-Tieche join hosts Rebecca Parsons and Ken Mugrage to discuss how to use XR effectively, talking through their experiences working with clients in recent years and providing their perspectives on how experimentation and innovation can be brought in alignment with organizational goals and objectives.

"Architekci muszę bez przerwy oceniać cechy architektury, aby upewnić się, że ciągle zapewniają one jakość i nie stają się antywzorcami..." Ten cytat z książki "Building Evolutionary Architectures: Support Constant Change" autorstwa Neala Forda, Rebeki Parsons i Patricka Kua dotyczy jednego z fundamentów architektury ewolucyjnej, czyli tzw. funkcji dopasowania - Fitness Functions.Funkcje te pozwalają konkretnie ocenić dopasowanie architektury oprogramowania względem postawionych wymagań i podejmować świadome decyzje odnośnie wprowadzania zmian. Czym są wspominane tu funkcje, jak można je definiować i weryfikować, a także czym jest architektura ewolucyjna, o tym rozmawiamy z moim dzisiejszym gościem, Sebastianem Buczyńskim.Zapraszam!Materiały dodatkowe:Building Evolutionary Architectures: Support Constant Change, Neal Ford, Rebecca Parsons, Patrick Kua, 2017Building Evolutionary Architectures, prezentacja Rebeki Parsons, Neala Forda i Jamesa Lewisa z konferencji GOTO 2023Evolutionary Software Architectures, prezentacja Neala Forda z Voxxed DaysEvolutionary Architecture from an Organizational Perspective, artykuł jednego z gości Better Software Design, Radka Maziarki na temat dopasowania architektury do przedsiębiorstwa

Design leader and Thoughtworks alumnus Emma Carter recently published her second book, DesignedUp. In it, she explains how designers can win a seat at the leadership table inside technolology organizations and become effective evangelists and advocates for good design principles and practices. In this episode of the Technology Podcast, Emma joins hosts Rebecca Parsons and Scott Shaw to discuss her new book and talks through some of the challenges designers face in even the most forward-thinking technology companies. She highlights that design is, today, far more than just UI design — it can, and should, touch many parts of an organization, ensuring that products and services are properly aligned with the aims, goals and needs of users. You can find Emma's book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/DesignedUp-Emma-Carter/dp/1032202017/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club.gotopia.tech/bookclubRead the full transcription of the interview hereRebecca Parsons - CTO at Thoughtworks & Co-Author of "Building Evolutionary ArchitecturesNeal Ford - Software Consultant at Thoughtworks & Co-Author of "Building Evolutionary ArchitecturesJames Lewis - Principal Consultant & Technical Director at Thoughtworks RESOURCESthoughtworks.com/radarRebecca@rebeccaparsonsrebeccaparsons.comNeal@neal4dnealford.comJames@boicyDESCRIPTIONThe software development ecosystem is constantly changing, providing a constant stream of new tools, frameworks, techniques, and paradigms. Over the past few years, incremental developments in core engineering practices for software development have created the foundations for rethinking how architecture changes over time, along with ways to protect important architectural characteristics as it evolves. This practical guide ties those parts together with a new way to think about architecture and time.* Book description: © O'ReillyThe interview is based on the book "Building Evolutionary Architectures"RECOMMENDED BOOKSFord, Parsons, Kua & Sadalage  • Building Evolutionary Architectures 2nd EditionFord, Richards, Sadalage & Dehghani • Software Architecture: The Hard PartsMark Richards & Neal Ford • Fundamentals of Software ArchitectureFord, Parsons & Kua • Building Evolutionary ArchitecturesNeal Ford • Functional ThinkingMichael Feathers • Working Effectively with Legacy CodeChristian Clausen • Five Lines of CodeTwitterLinkedInFacebookLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily

A changing regulatory environment has made it more important than ever for organizations to embed privacy in their data infrastructure. Doing so, however, can be complicated — that means data scientists have an vital role to play in ensuring privacy is a key concern from both a technical and commercial perspective.  Thoughtworker and data scientist Katharine Jarmul is eager to help fellow data scientists master privacy principles and techniques. Her new book, Practical Data Privacy, covers everything from the fundamentals of governance and anonymization through to advanced approaches to data privacy like federated learning and encrypted computation. In this episode of the Technology Podcast, Katharine joins hosts Rebecca Parsons and Birgitta Böckeler to discuss the book and explain why data scientists need to be on the frontline in the fight for privacy.  Find Practical Data Privacy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Data-Privacy-Enhancing-Security/dp/1098129466    

In Evolutionary Architectures, the book she co-authored, Dr. Rebecca Parsons described the principles and practices that allow architecture to evolve. In this episode of the podcast, we talk about those principles, how they've changed between the first and second editions of the book, and what changes we might see in the next few years. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3IUg5U6 Subscribe to the Software Architects' Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architect…mpaign=architectnl Upcoming Events: QCon New York qconnewyork.com/?utm_source=sound…tm_campaign=qny23 June 13-15, 2023 QCon San Francisco: qconsf.com/?utm_source=soundcl…&utm_campaign=qsf23 Oct 2-6, 2023 Follow InfoQ: - Mastodon: techhub.social/@infoq - Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ - LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq - Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 - Instagram: @infoqdotcom - Youtube: www.youtube.com/infoq Write for InfoQ - Join a community of experts. - Increase your visibility. - Grow your career. www.infoq.com/write-for-infoq/?u…aign=writeforinfoq

Today's guest is Thoughtworks Chief Technology Officer Rebecca Parsons. ThoughtWorks is a publicly owned global technology company operating in 18 countries, providing software design and delivery tools and consulting services to clients like Google and Microsoft. Together with Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello, Rebecca explores how financial services challenges look from the vantage point of data scientists at the onset of emergence in use cases for large language models. To access Emerj's frameworks for AI readiness, ROI, and strategy, visit Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1.  

When we think about machine learning today we often think in terms of immense scale — large language models that require huge amounts of computational power, for example. But one of the most interesting innovations in machine learning right now is actually happening on a really small scale. Thanks to TinyML, models can now be run on small devices at the edge of a network. This has significant implications for the future of many different fields, from automated vehicles to security and privacy. In this episode of the Technology Podcast, hosts Scott Shaw and Rebecca Parsons are joined by Andy Nolan, Director of Emerging Technology at Thoughtworks Australia, and Matt Kelcey of Edge Impulse, to discuss what TinyML means for our understanding of machine learning as a discipline and how it could help drive innovation in the years to come.

In this podcast the whole Culture & Methods editorial team plus Rebecca Parsons, CTO of Thoughtworks, explore the trends they see happening in the technology industry in 2023 Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3G3dwxS Subscribe to the Software Architects' Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=architectnl Upcoming Events: QCon New York https://qconnewyork.com/?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=qny23 June 13-15, 2023 QCon San Francisco: https://qconsf.com/?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=qsf23 Oct 2-6, 2023 Follow InfoQ: - Mastodon: https://techhub.social/@infoq - Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ - LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq - Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 - Instagram: @infoqdotcom - Youtube: www.youtube.com/infoq Write for InfoQ - Join a community of experts. - Increase your visibility. - Grow your career. https://www.infoq.com/write-for-infoq/?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=writeforinfoq

Covid-19 unleashed a wave of medical and pharmaceutical research and innovation across the world. In India, the government launched the Drug Discovery Hackathon, an initiative designed to bring together expertise in fields ranging from biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, machine learning and virology to discover new drugs that could help thwart the pandemic.  One team that took part was from Thoughtworks India. In this episode of the Technology Podcast, two of the members — Pooja Arora and Justin Jose — talk to Rebecca Parsons and Ashok Subramanian about a number of projects they worked on during the hackathon. Among other things, they explain how they used reinforcement learning to improve the efficacy of potential drugs in tackling what was, at the time, a virus that was only partially understood.

Thoughtworks CTO Rebecca Parsons has had a long and varied career in technology. Even before joining Thoughtworks in 1999, she completed a PhD, worked as a postdoc researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory and taught at the University of Central Florida. Becoming CTO in 2007, she has seen Thoughtworks — and the wider tech industry — evolve through a period in which the business mainstream has become increasingly comfortable with cutting-edge innovation. In this episode of the Technology Podcast, Neal Ford and Birgitta Böckeler talk to Rebecca about her career, starting from Caterpillar warehouses in Peoria, Illinois, to being awarded the Technical Leadership Abie Award by AnitaB.org. It's the latest episode in our ongoing mini-series of Thoughtworker Journeys, offering an insight into the diverse and sometimes surprising experiences of technologists at Thoughtworks. Learn more about AnitaB.org: https://anitab.org/ Read the new edition of Rebecca's book, Building Evolutionary Architectures: https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/books/building-evolutionaryarchitectures-second-edition    

Data Mesh is one of the most powerful and widely-discussed concepts to emerge from Thoughtworks in recent years. As the world becomes increasingly aware of the risks and challenges data can pose — from the perspective of both privacy and organizational effectiveness — it has only become more relevant. In this episode of the Technology Podcast, Zhamak Dehghani (Thoughtworks alumnus and author of O'Reilly's Data Mesh: Delivering Data Driven Value at Scale) and Emily Gorcenski join Rebecca Parsons and Birgitta Böckeler to discuss Data Mesh's place in the industry today, more than three years on from the first time we discussed the topic on the podcast. Together they explore some of the challenges organizations face when adopting it and what its future looks like, as it continues to push the world to rethink data centralization.  

Although many books have been written on software testing over the years, Gayathri Mohan's Full-Stack Testing, released earlier this year with O'Reilly, is unique: by taking a comprehensive look at many different aspects of testing across the development lifecycle, it emphasizes the importance of a truly holistic approach.  In this episode of the Technology Podcast, Gayathri joins hosts Rebecca Parsons and Ken Mugrage to discuss the book, her experience as a QA and testing's important and changing role in the future of software development.

Technical debt is a ubiquitous problem in software engineering, yet its causes — and the potential ways to address it — are often context-specific, dependent on the challenges and goals of an organization.  In this episode of the Technology Podcast, Tim Cochran and Ajey Gore join Rebecca Parsons to discuss technical debt in startups and scale-ups. Taking in the causes of technical debt in both types of organizations, the various ways it can manifest itself, and approaches and practices for tackling it, the episode dives deep into Tim and Ajey's experiences leading technology and engineering teams around the world. 

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it's that epidemiology is incredibly complex: the millions of edge cases, what-ifs, and counterfactuals make modelling exceptionally difficult. One way of tackling this complexity is through agent-based modelling. In this episode, Rebecca Parsons and Premanand Chandrasekaran are joined by Thoughtworks colleague Jayanta Kshirsagar and Gautam Menom, professor of physics and biology at Ashoka University. They discuss how Thoughtworks has been helping researchers in India using agent-based modelling with two custom-built tools: EpiRust and BharatSim.  

“We are very bad at predicting the consequences of our inventions,” says Rebecca Parsons, CTO of global tech consultancy company Thoughtworks. The problem with technologists, she says, is that they look at a problem and how to solve it - but it's done with a laser focus to the exclusion of other effects it might have, like environmental impact or worsening of economic inequality.In this episode we explore the notion of responsible tech, and how it can prevent a dystopian future complete with killer robots and a planet damaged beyond repair.Use promo code 'TNS' for 10% off your #CollisionConf ticket now.

Russ and I dig in hard on the Uvalde shooting, I profile Leftist Twit of the Week , Rebecca Parsons, a Tacoma area avowed Socialist running for office and her platform.  We get into Obi Wan Kenobi and definitely piss people off with our reaction to the new streaming series.  Russ gives us his vibe for the new Top Gun movie.Thank you for listening and subscribing and liking the hell out of us!Politics. Culture. Society. Science. Comedy (both intentional and unintentional). General ranting from two self-righteous and overly-educated ex-Army guys. You could call them relics. You could call them #wokeless. You could call them agitators. But be careful, they may call you an ambulance. And..... one of them is an actual bastardPodcasts are edited for YouTube, you can find the entire Two Grumpy Bastards Podcast on all podcast outlets.  Please rate us!Subscribe to our YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfHvtEMQD7iIsFA9S2sEq7g You can support the Two Grumpy Bastards at:Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/twogrumpybastardsMerchandise:  http://www.twogrumpybastardsmerchandise.comEtsy: (Yes, Etsy) https://www.etsy.com/shop/TwoGrumpyBastardsPodYou can also find us on Instagram and Twitter (2GrumpyBastards) and come join us on Facebook at the Two Grumpy Bastards Podcast Facebook GroupTo contact us message us on Social Media, or email twogrumpybastards@gmail.com

Gerade zu Beginn einer Produktentwicklung ist die Unsicherheit über das "Was", das "Wie" und den Produktkontext oft unklar und unsicher - jedenfalls dann, wenn wir Produkte in einem komplexen Problemumfeld entwickeln. Hier setzt das sogenannte "Inception Deck" an. Die Vorlage gibt eine Struktur, um gemeinsam die Ausgangslage, den bislang verstandenen Nutzer- und Kundenbedarf zu beschreiben und somit ein gemeinsames Verständnis der Herausforderung explizit zu machen. Letztlich ist dies auch die Aufgabe des/der Product Owner:in hier für Klarheit zu sorgen. Oder anders gesagt: das Inception Deck kann gerade beim Start einer Produktentwicklung einen guten Rahmen für ein gelungenes Erwartungsmanagement schaffen. Und so etwas hilft der PO Rolle in der weiteren Arbeit mit Stakeholdern natürlich sehr. Alleine weil man sich in aufkommenden Diskussionen immer auf die gemeinsam im Inception Deck erarbeitete und zum aktuellen Zeitpunkt "gültige" Sicht berufen kann. Sicherlich ist auch das nur der "letzte Stand unseres Irrtums". Konkret besteht das Inception Deck aus einer Vorlage von zehn Fragestellungen, die gemeinsam besprochen oder erarbeitet werden sollten, bevor man in die Product Delivery Phase der operativen Umsetzung startet - oder zumindest sollte dies parallel gleich am Anfang geschehen. Die ersten fünf Fragen drehen sich um das "Wozu machen wir das?" („Why"), die Schritte sechs bis zehn um das "Wie machen wir das?" („How"). Im Gespräch erläutert Helen Sedlmeier die einzelnen Punkte und erklärt auch, wie sie das Inception Deck einsetzt und wie es für sie selbst, insbesondere als Externe Product Ownerin, besonders hilfreich ist. Die Vorlage selbst gibt es als PowerPoint Template – zu finden auf The Agile Warrior (https://agilewarrior.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/blank-inception-deck1.pptx). Zum Thema Inception Deck hat Helen folgende Quellen empfohlen: - Artikel von Helen im Mayflower Blog: https://blog.mayflower.de/10886-inception-deck.html - Buch von Neal Ford, Rebecca Parsons, Patrick Kua: Building Evolutionary Architectures: Support Constant Change - Buch von Jonathan Rasmusson: The Agile Samurai - How Agile Masters Deliver Great Software Im Zusammenhang mit dieser Episode möchten wir euch auch diese Folgen ans Herz legen: - Wie die Produktvision hilft, Product Ownern eine Richtung zu geben - Welche Aufgaben gehören zur Product Owner Rolle? Wenn ihr weitere Fragen zum Inception Deck oder zu anderen Themen an Helen Sedlmeier habt, erreicht ihr sie am Besten über das LinkedIn-Profil von Helen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-sedlmeier-44b80b153/). Sie freut sich über eure Kontaktaufnahme. Kanntet und nutzt ihr das Inception Deck vielleicht sogar schon? Oder wie klärt ihr das mit dem Erwartungsmanagement im Umfeld - gerade zum Beginn eurer Produktentwicklung? Lasst uns gerne an euren Erfahrungen oder auch eurer Kritik teilhaben. Wir freuen uns, wenn du deine eigenen Erkenntnisse mit uns in einem Kommentar des Blog-Artikels teilst oder auf unserer Produktwerker LinkedIn-Seite.

Dr. Rebecca Parsons is the Chief Technology Officer at Thoughtworks (TWKS), a global software consultancy. Dr. Parsons has deep technical expertise, including leading the creation of large-scale distributed applications and the integration of disparate systems. Separate from her passion for deep technology, she is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion in the technology industry. Dr. Parsons is a frequent speaker at industry events including Collision Conference, Web Summit, YOW!, Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing and more. She is the co-author of several books: “Domain-Specific Languages,” “The ThoughtWorks Anthology,” and “Building Evolutionary Architectures.”We spoke to her live at Web Summit 2021 on whether or not the tech sector is approaching sustainability in the right way, DEI efforts within the sector, and how the tech sector can take responsibility for the unintended consequences of tech innovation.As always, we welcome your feedback. Please make sure to subscribe, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and Google Play - and make sure to follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn!

The architecture of a system has to change over time. In this episode, we will discuss evolutionary architecture and why it is important. We will talk about patterns and principles to build architectures that stand the test of time. Dr Rebecca Parsons co-authored of a book about evolutionary architecture and has extensive experience with application development. Before becoming the CTO for Thoughtworks, she worked as an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida and as Director's Post Doctoral Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Scott W. Ambler , Pramod J. Sadalage: Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database Design: Evolutionary Database Design Software Architecture Gathering Registration discount code SAG21_EW_15 for 15% off

Executives who want to proactively source technology to support their business strategy – look to the Looking Glass report. Leveraging insights from a global community of 8,000 technologists, ThoughtWorks’ Office of the CTO identifies the technology trends that are forward-looking and business relevant. In this episode, Rebecca Parsons, CTO and Ken Mugrage, Principal Technologist, share the highlights with a business lens that will draw actionable advice to benefit your business strategy.

Rebecca Parsons, a technologist with over 30 years of experience. Throughout her career, she’s made significant contributions to software design patterns, system architectures, distributed systems, and best practices in software. Rebecca is currently the CTO of ThoughtWorks. Rebecca Parsons is one of the authors of "Building Evolutionary Architectures".

Nesse Episódio #5 do quadro de Técnicas do HiDev Podcast eu conversei sobre Dívida Técnica com Ricardo Cavalcanti. Falamos sobre os princípios pra lidar com essas dívidas. Como evitar, como priorizar, como resolver e até convencer a gerência e os clientes da importância de dedicar tempo e esforço pra pagar as Dívidas Técnicas que vão se acumulando em todo projeto de Software. Ricardo tem mais de 15 anos de experiência com desenvolvimento de software. Atuou a maior parte do tempo como arquiteto de software e líder técnico e atualmente é Diretor de Mercado Local na ThoughtWorks Brasil. Ricardo tem graduação e mestrado em Ciência da Computação pelo Centro de Informática da UFPE. Quando terminar de escutar esse episódio dá um pulo lá no Episódio #5 do quadro de Trajetórias do HiDev Podcast. Lá a gente conversou sobre os inúmeros desafios vividos por Ricardo nos seus vários anos de experiência com desenvolvimento de software. CONVIDADO: RICARDO CAVALCANTI [Twitter] [LinkedIn] APRESENTADOR: Bruno Cartaxo [Twitter] REFERÊNCIAS CITADAS NO EPISÓDIO [Conceito] Mikado Refactoring Method [Conceito] Trunk Based Development [Blog Post] Is High Quality Software Worth the Cost? - Martin Fowler [Livro] Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code - Martin Fowler [Livro] Working Effectively with Legacy Code - Michael Feathers [Livro] Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby - Sandi Metz [Livro] Building Evolutionary Architectures - Neal Ford, Rebecca Parsons, Patrick Kua

Code visualization tools can be a great way to understand the intricacies of large code bases but they can be problematic when dealing with very old or very new code sets. Our co-hosts Rebecca Parsons and Ashok Subramanian are joined by Erik Dörnenburg and Korny Sietsma to look at the benefits and challenges of code visualization, especially when dealing with multiple programming languages.