Exciting news! OpenAI's acquisition of Astral is shaping the future of AI-powered Python development! This will streamline Codex for complete developer workflows and enhance Python tools for speedy software delivery. Truly a game-changer! #OpenAI #PythonDevelopment #AstralAcquisition #AIInnovation #SoftwareDelivery
https://www.squaredtech.co/openai-astral-acquisition-codex-python-tools?fsp_sid=7215
OpenAI Astral Acquisition: A Thrilling Shift In AI-Powered Python Development In 2026

OpenAI Astral acquisition expands Codex into full developer workflows and strengthens Python tooling for faster software delivery.

SquaredTech

The 2025 DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) report - State of AI-Assisted Software Development - shows that #AI doesn’t automatically improve #SoftwareDelivery performance.

It amplifies what’s already there:
• Strong teams ⇨ faster & better
• Weak processes ⇨ exposed & amplified

AI is a multiplier, not a solution!

Learn more: https://bit.ly/47EZ1hi

#InfoQ #DevOps #TeamPerformance

Chirag Daxini – Technical Project Manager | Acquaint Softtech

Looking to hire a Technical Project Manager who ensures clear scope, smooth execution, and on-time delivery?

Meet Chirag Daxini, with 10+ years of experience managing software projects, aligning teams, and reducing delivery risks.

🎥 Watch full video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/HxoUZSIL3lo?si=SwDktlwMY5kDEE9r

#HireProjectManager #TechnicalProjectManager #OutsourceProjectManagement #SoftwareDelivery #OffshoreDevelopment #AcquaintSofttech

Chirag Daxini – Technical Project Manager | Acquaint Softtech

YouTube
Rakuten Reduces Recovery Time by 50% Using Codex

Rakuten uses Codex to reduce recovery time, automate code review, and ship faster. They achieved a ~50% reduction in mean time to recovery.

TechLife

Today I got to use my Flow Physics page in a real meeting — and it did exactly what I built it for: make “flow” tangible.

Instead of debating opinions, we walked through interactive examples (WIP, bottlenecks, Little’s Law, resource vs. flow efficiency) and the system basically explained itself.

If you ever need a fast, visual way to align people on delivery flow, here it is:

https://no-bullshit-agile.de/wip/

#Flow #Kanban #Lean #SystemsThinking #Agile #SoftwareDelivery

Flow Physics - Understanding Software Delivery Flow

Interactive modules exploring the fundamental laws that govern software delivery flow. Learn Little's Law, WIP limits, and flow efficiency.

Agile Manifesto at 25: How it reshaped software delivery

25 years after the Agile Manifesto codified the habits of high-performing teams, the methodology remains the bedrock of software engineering.

Developer Tech News

AI is reshaping workflows faster than organizations can adjust. Boundaries across the SDLC are collapsing, exposing the limits of top-down control.

Together with Dave Sammut, we’re mapping these early signals and their implications for service design and adaptability.

Reversibility of decisions might be the key to resilience. You can read more here: https://joaorosa.consulting/2026/01/30/ai-in-the-sdlc-transformation-a-single-drive-decision-focused-perspective/

What are you noticing in your context?

#AI #SoftwareDelivery #OrgDesign

AI in the SDLC Transformation: A Single-Drive, Decision-Focused Perspective – João Rosa

We measure how fast we deliver. But we rarely measure how fast we correct. Many systems look fast on paper: short cycle times, frequent releases, busy pipelines.

And yet, the same problems persist for weeks or months. Why Because delivery speed only tells you how fast work moves forward. It tells you nothing about how fast feedback actually changes work.

This is the blind spot I call Feedback Response Time.

#SoftwareDelivery #SystemsThinking #WorkFeedbackLoop

(1/4)

Stop chasing "Agility." Your business needs to deliver, and your system is failing you.

I recently spoke with a Team Lead—a pragmatist who hates "agile theatre." He told me: "I've started doing the Story QA myself again because the team keeps missing things."

Most organizations call this an "accountability issue." I call it a failure of System Physics.

A thread 🧵

https://no-bullshit-agile.com/diagnosis-matrix-why-work-systems-dont-learn.html

#Agile #Management #CTO #SoftwareDelivery #WorkFeedbackLoop

(1/4)

Hot off the press! #Dynatrace customers and industry analysts react to the acquisition of #DevCycle this week.

The combination boosts users' direct control over software rollouts, but it's far from the only newly diversified tool available for shops looking to consolidate. https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366637355/Dynatrace-DevCycle-buy-continues-observability-consolidation

#Dynatrace #Snowflake #observeinc #o11y #observability #featureflagging #featuremanagement #OpenFeature #Datadog #devops #softwaredevelopment #softwaredelivery #enterprisetech #AIOps

Dynatrace DevCycle buy continues observability consolidation

The combination boosts users' direct control over software rollouts, but it's far from the only newly diversified tool available for shops looking to consolidate.

TechTarget