---
title: "Why I’m Writing Rachel’s Ramblings"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-i-m-writing-rachel-s-ramblings-bn8hrp5y3
source_url: https://martinfowler.com/rachels-ramblings/intro.html
type: article
source: "Martin Fowler"
published: 2026-07-28T13:01:15.202Z
updated: 2026-07-28T13:01:35.041Z
tags: ["leadership"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Why I’m Writing Rachel’s Ramblings

**[Martin Fowler](https://daily.dev/sources/mafo)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Rachel Laycock, Global CTO at Thoughtworks, introduces her new writing series called Rachel's Ramblings. She reflects on why she hasn't been publicly sharing her ideas despite having meaningful observations about software industry patterns, leadership, and the future of engineering. The series will cover topics like AI's impact on software development, platform and agent collaboration, and engineering leadership — written in a fast, unpolished, thinking-out-loud style.

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