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Thoughtworks just published volume 33 of their Technology Radar . I found some interesting gems in it that I thought were worthwhile re-sharing: LiteLLM : I've been playing around with it to share AWS Bedrock models over a local, OpenAI-compatible API and I am impressed with the breadth of features (for example budgeting). The AI ecosystem is vibrant and flourishing. Continuous Compliance : so happy to see this mentioned! Personally I would expand the term to include other compliance tools like Vanta and I am convinced that this kind of automation and software will be essential for organizations to scale while meeting increasing regulatory demands. AGENTS.md : as someone who reads Simon's Willison blog, this is no surprise and a welcome confirmation (another file to watch out for:  CLAUDE.md ). Oxide : I wrote this post almost exclusively to mention Oxide 😅, a company I admire. Whenever people ask me about my cloud exit strategy, my answer is: Oxide. Here's why .

 From:  https://simonwillison.net/2024/Feb/10/almost-every-infrastructure-decision-i-endorse-or-regret/ ( Simon Willins blog is highly recommended) Ever wondered what other companies have tried, what worked and especially what did not? This post has you covered, well, for one startup at least. Content like this takes away a lot of the guesswork, cuts through the marketing lipstick and the presentation-driven-development material you often find at conferences. Appsmith, renovatebot, and homebrew caught my attention. Homebrew especially as I was not aware it could be used on Linux as well, and I could see how it might help us with developer productivity. At Proemion we stated rolling out a customized version of the Thoughtworks Radar , aimed at providing general guidance on tools, platforms, languages and techniques across teams and departments. It's probably the closest thing we have to the above, and it's currently not public, but we might turn it into a public writeup in th...