Thoughtworks Technology Radar Volumes

Note

This repository is a personal project and is not officially affiliated with Thoughtworks

A CLI and complete collection of datasets for the popular Thoughtworks Technology Radar, including all archived volumes

Datasets

How to use

There are a few ways you can use to view the interactive technology radar

1. My own hosted radar with enhancements - radar.setchy.io
2. via my catalogue - setchy.io/radars
3. Thoughtworks hosted radar - radar.thoughtworks.com
4. self-hosted BYOR radar - thoughtworks/build-your-own-radar

Available data formats

The technology radar datasets are provided in three formats; CSV, JSON and a combined Google Sheets document.

Important

When using either the CSV or JSON data formats, please make sure to use the the GitHub RAW file URL (eg: Volume 30)

• GitHub - Thoughtworks Volumes (CSV)
• GitHub - Thoughtworks Volumes (JSON)
• Google Sheets - Thoughtworks Technology Radar Volumes

How are the datasets updated?

The CSV and JSON datasets are automatically checked for any updates weekly. For Google Sheets, this is currently manual.

Note

Thoughtworks typically publish a new technology radar volume twice per year.

Command Line Interface (CLI)

Getting Started

pnpm i && pnpm start help

Usage

Usage: tech-radar-volumes [options] [command]

A CLI tool to fetch and process ThoughtWorks Tech Radar data

Options:
  -V, --version   output the version number
  -h, --help      display help for command

Commands:
  all             fetch detailed history for all blips and generate publication volumes
  links           fetch all radar blip page links from web.
                  Output: blip links will be saved in `data/links.json`.
  data            fetch detailed blip history from web.
                  Inputs: requires `data/links.json`.
                  Output: detailed history will be saved in `data/master.json`.
  volumes [type]  generate publication volumes in specified format(s).
                  Inputs: requires `data/master.json`.
                  Output: generated volumes will be saved in `volumes/*`.
  help [command]  display help for command

Examples:
  $ tech-radar-volumes
  $ tech-radar-volumes links
  $ tech-radar-volumes data
  $ tech-radar-volumes volumes csv
  $ tech-radar-volumes help volumes
  $ tech-radar-volumes help