It’s November, and the tech landscape feels both faster and stranger.
This month: TypeScript evolves for an AI-first world. Thoughtworks drops a new Radar. And every organisation is being asked — quietly, urgently — to become “AI-savvy.”
Plus: a humanoid robot so smooth people demanded x-rays… and a reminder that predictive power always comes with strings attached.
Here’s November — Curated.
TypeScript’s Second Act
Once a niche language, TypeScript is now everywhere. In a recent conversation, GitHub spoke with Anders Hejlsberg — the language’s creator — about why it’s become critical in the era of AI-powered development.
His take: TypeScript isn’t just type safety for safety’s sake. It’s become an essential layer of trust — proving especially valuable when AI is generating code on your behalf.
It’s the connective tissue that makes AI-assisted development viable.
→ Read the interview
Thoughtworks Technology Radar #33
Twice a year, Thoughtworks releases its Technology Radar — a forward-looking scan of tools, techniques, and platforms shaping modern software delivery.
Radar #33 is out now. It’s always useful to see what’s in “trial,” what’s in “hold,” and what’s creeping into “adopt.”
The biggest signal? How quickly the engineering stack is shifting under AI’s influence — from coding through to observability.
→ Explore the Radar
The AI-Savvy Operating Model
Many executives are asking, “How do we use AI across the org?” Matthew Skelton (author of Team Topologies) answers the better question: “How do we operate as an AI-enabled organisation?”
His argument: Change your operating model, not just your tools. The shift is as cultural as it is technical.
If your team structures, decision models, and ways of working weren’t built for AI — the tools won’t matter.
→ Watch the talk
With Great Predictive Power…
The MLOps community reflects on a familiar lesson: machine learning isn’t neutral.
Yes, it can deliver precision — but without accountability, precision can scale harm faster than ever.
It’s another reminder that the technical axis of ML must move in lockstep with the ethical one.
→ Read the post
The Robot That Moved Too Smoothly
You’ve seen uncanny humanoid robots before — Boston Dynamics, Engineered Arts — but this month, it was a Chinese robot that stole the internet’s attention.
It moved so fluidly, people insisted it must be a person in a suit. The creators released x-rays to prove otherwise.
We’re not saying “the singularity is near”— but it is starting to dance.
→ See the clip
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