Martin Fowler 2/4/2026

Fragments: February 4

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Martin Fowler reflects on discussions from a Thoughtworks Open Space event, covering topics like AI's effect on human understanding of systems, the value of pair programming for learning, using LLMs to navigate large codebases, and a thought experiment on software libraries as specs without code. He also touches on Bruce Schneier's concerns about advertising in LLMs.

Fragments: February  4

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