From MCP and Vibe Coding to Harness Engineering: How Did AI Native Engineering Evolve in One Year

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Birgitta Böckeler discusses the rapid evolution of AI in software delivery and its implications.

Birgitta Böckeler, Distinguished Engineer at Thoughtworks, returns to discuss the rapid evolution of AI in software delivery. She touches on the evolution from vibe coding, the changing tools landscape and the more autonomous agents that, besides higher velocity, introduce higher risk. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/4o62JHU Newsletter: Subscribe to the Software Architects’ Newsletter for your monthly guide to the essential news and experience from industry peers on emerging patterns and technologies: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter InfoQ online certification cohorts: Online cohorts for senior engineers and architects, built around QCon talks. Join a 5-week confidential peer group to validate your approach and apply practitioner frameworks to the technical challenges you face at work. Learn more: https://certification.qconferences.com/ Upcoming Events: QCon AI Boston 2026 (June 1-2, 2026) Learn how real teams are accelerating the entire software lifecycle with AI. https://boston.qcon.ai QCon San Francisco 2026 (November 16-20, 2026) https://qconsf.com/ The InfoQ Podcasts: Weekly inspiration to drive innovation and build great teams from…

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Host: InfoQ

Guest: Birgitta Böckeler

Topics covered

• AI
• software delivery
• engineering
• autonomous agents
• tools landscape

Keywords

• AI Native Engineering
• vibe coding
• software delivery
• autonomous agents
• tools landscape

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Organizations: Thoughtworks

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