Stories
How people and teams turn hard problems into production software, and what they learn along the way.
What changed when agents started writing my code
Does AI really make software development faster? A senior software engineer leading large-scale workstreams on what changed and what stayed hard.
How Pierre-Yves Calloc’h kept AI governed at Pernod Ricard
How Pernod Ricard deployed an AI sales tool to 28 countries with 85% adoption—by treating IT governance as a design constraint from day one.
Building apps with Claude Code and Retool
Claude Code is where you explore. Retool is where you deploy. Learn when to reach for each, and how Retool's Head of Internal Tools uses both.
Code is free. Now what?
Hear from David Hsu, Retool's founder, on what's broken across enterprise software—and the platform changes Retool is making to fix it.
You don’t have to be an engineer to think like one
Learn why using AI is an onboarding problem and how adopting an "engineering mindset" can transform your AI workflows and output.
CRUD operations in SQL: A practical guide with examples
Learn how to use SQL statements to create/insert, retrieve, update, and delete information from a database table.
The risks of vibe coding: Why AI tools break down in production
Vibe coding accelerates development—but it also introduces security, governance, and reliability risks. Learn the dangers of vibe coding and how enterprise teams mitigate them safely.
Why AppGen is the future of low-code
Low-code promised to bridge the gap between builders and business problems but hit a wall. Discover why Enterprise AppGen—combining AI, governance, and real data—is the next evolution of software development.
7 types of SaaS tools teams are replacing with Retool
See which types of internal tools teams replace or consolidate with Retool as they reduce software sprawl and simplify operational workflows.
Announcing the Holiday Shipping Spree winners
Meet the winner's of Retool's Holiday Shipping Spree competition and learn just what made their applications so great.
How a data analyst built a self-serve customer insights app
Learn how a data analyst built a production-ready customer insights app in Retool without frontend experience, surfacing qualitative data at scale.
From Childish Gambino’s webmaster to building AI agents: How Miles Konstantin became Harmonic’s Head of Automation
Miles Konstantin has built 33 internal apps at Harmonic, including replacing a $20k SaaS tool in a week.
