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documentation Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: 95 percent of the software made in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away. 95 percent of the software made in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away. Last stated 2 weeks ago
23 Sept 2026
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Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of software is not the new stuff; it is old, crappy code somebody has to maintain, and it is full of genuinely hard problems. — tap to centre the map on it Most of software is not the new stuff; it is old, crappy code somebody has to maintain, and it is full of genuinely hard problems. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Early-2000s software development tooling was mostly bad, despite nostalgia for that era. — tap to centre the map on it Early-2000s software development tooling was mostly bad, despite nostalgia for that era. Last stated 9 months ago
6 Jan 2026
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Harper Reed — holds since 2026-01-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse. — tap to centre the map on it Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse. Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Sept 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible. — tap to centre the map on it Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible. Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work. — tap to centre the map on it Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work. Last stated 3 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the software layer has already disappeared or will completely disappear for ordinary users. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the software layer has already disappeared or will completely disappear for ordinary users. Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even as AI makes building software easy, people will still prefer to buy some software off-the-shelf rather than build their own. — tap to centre the map on it Even as AI makes building software easy, people will still prefer to buy some software off-the-shelf rather than build their own. Last stated 3 months ago
11 Jul 2026
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Jason Fried — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The material that teaches people how to program is overwhelmingly bad, because the programmers who know how to do it well rarely think it is worth writing down. — tap to centre the map on it The material that teaches people how to program is overwhelmingly bad, because the programmers who know how to do it well rarely think it is worth writing down. Last stated 12 years ago
28 May 2014
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2014-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feature added to a codebase is extremely difficult to remove once other code is built on top of it. — tap to centre the map on it A feature added to a codebase is extremely difficult to remove once other code is built on top of it. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta. — tap to centre the map on it A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
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Jason Snell — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language-agnostic conformance suite is the most powerful thing you can hand a coding agent, because the whole instruction becomes: write code until these tests pass. — tap to centre the map on it A language-agnostic conformance suite is the most powerful thing you can hand a coding agent, because the whole instruction becomes: write code until these tests pass. Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results. Last stated 8 months ago
9 Feb 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated code should be treated as untrusted until there is evidence it preserves the intended behavior. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated code should be treated as untrusted until there is evidence it preserves the intended behavior. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI makes it easier to generate code, teams must delete code more aggressively or be overwhelmed by accumulated complexity. — tap to centre the map on it As AI makes it easier to generate code, teams must delete code more aggressively or be overwhelmed by accumulated complexity. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: CMake tooling is missing a linter that could statically catch most CMakeLists.txt mistakes. — tap to centre the map on it CMake tooling is missing a linter that could statically catch most CMakeLists.txt mistakes. Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
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Chris Wellons — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Comparing code coverage between passing and failing test runs is a cheap, effective way to localize a bug quickly. — tap to centre the map on it Comparing code coverage between passing and failing test runs is a cheap, effective way to localize a bug quickly. Last stated a year ago
25 Apr 2025
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Russ Cox — holds since 2025-04-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everyone is rethinking code reviews, deploys, and possibly observability — tap to centre the map on it Everyone is rethinking code reviews, deploys, and possibly observability Last stated 3 weeks ago
16 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
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95 percent of the software made in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away.
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Most of software is not the new stuff; it is old, crappy code somebody has to maintain, and it is full of genuinely hard problems.
Holds
Early-2000s software development tooling was mostly bad, despite nostalgia for that era.
Holds
Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse.
Holds
Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible.
Holds
Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work.
Holds
Most of the software layer has already disappeared or will completely disappear for ordinary users.
Holds
Even as AI makes building software easy, people will still prefer to buy some software off-the-shelf rather than build their own.
Holds
The material that teaches people how to program is overwhelmingly bad, because the programmers who know how to do it well rarely think it is worth writing down.
Holds
A feature added to a codebase is extremely difficult to remove once other code is built on top of it.
Holds
A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta.
Holds
A language-agnostic conformance suite is the most powerful thing you can hand a coding agent, because the whole instruction becomes: write code until these tests pass.
Holds
AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results.
Holds
AI-generated code should be treated as untrusted until there is evidence it preserves the intended behavior.
Holds
As AI makes it easier to generate code, teams must delete code more aggressively or be overwhelmed by accumulated complexity.
Holds
CMake tooling is missing a linter that could statically catch most CMakeLists.txt mistakes.
Holds
Comparing code coverage between passing and failing test runs is a cheap, effective way to localize a bug quickly.
Holds
Everyone is rethinking code reviews, deploys, and possibly observability
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