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software quality 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: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
CB
Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A working programmer routinely works around hundreds of bugs a week in ordinary software, and the industry has normalised it. — tap to centre the map on it A working programmer routinely works around hundreds of bugs a week in ordinary software, and the industry has normalised it. Last stated 12 years ago
18 Nov 2014
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Dan Luu — holds since 2014-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An excellent engineer who still reads the agent's diffs carefully before checking them in is going to get fired. — tap to centre the map on it An excellent engineer who still reads the agent's diffs carefully before checking them in is going to get fired. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
SY
Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working with coding agents is a skill you learn like an instrument; judging the tools after one try is like calling a piano bad after one go. — tap to centre the map on it Working with coding agents is a skill you learn like an instrument; judging the tools after one try is like calling a piano bad after one go. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
PS
Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The verbose enterprise patterns everyone hated are worth having again: coding agents are idiots working around the clock, and you are not the one typing the boilerplate any more. — tap to centre the map on it The verbose enterprise patterns everyone hated are worth having again: coding agents are idiots working around the clock, and you are not the one typing the boilerplate any more. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
DR
Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The industry is pretending today's coding agents are amazing when what they produce is slop, and some of that pretending is fundraising. — tap to centre the map on it The industry is pretending today's coding agents are amazing when what they produce is slop, and some of that pretending is fundraising. Last stated a year ago
17 Oct 2025
AK
Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. — tap to centre the map on it A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. Last stated 7 months ago
10 Mar 2026
JS
Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Promising twice the work in half the time without the hard-won technical skills is simply a lie. — tap to centre the map on it Promising twice the work in half the time without the hard-won technical skills is simply a lie. Last stated 4 months ago
1 Jul 2026
KB
Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Overly prescriptive instructions make a coding agent worse, for the same reason a micromanaging boss makes a programmer worse. — tap to centre the map on it Overly prescriptive instructions make a coding agent worse, for the same reason a micromanaging boss makes a programmer worse. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. — tap to centre the map on it A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction — tap to centre the map on it A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
CH
Craig Hockenberry — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year. — tap to centre the map on it A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year. Last stated 3 months ago
27 Jul 2026
BC
Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI code generation's default reward loop works like a slot machine and undermines skill retention. — tap to centre the map on it AI code generation's default reward loop works like a slot machine and undermines skill retention. Last stated 5 months ago
28 May 2026
VB
Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
DR
Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do. Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
KP
Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it. — tap to centre the map on it A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Aug 2026
EP
Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
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A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair.
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A working programmer routinely works around hundreds of bugs a week in ordinary software, and the industry has normalised it.
Holds
An excellent engineer who still reads the agent's diffs carefully before checking them in is going to get fired.
Holds
Working with coding agents is a skill you learn like an instrument; judging the tools after one try is like calling a piano bad after one go.
Holds
The verbose enterprise patterns everyone hated are worth having again: coding agents are idiots working around the clock, and you are not the one typing the boilerplate any more.
Holds
The industry is pretending today's coding agents are amazing when what they produce is slop, and some of that pretending is fundraising.
Holds
A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship.
Holds
Promising twice the work in half the time without the hard-won technical skills is simply a lie.
Holds
Overly prescriptive instructions make a coding agent worse, for the same reason a micromanaging boss makes a programmer worse.
Holds
A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach.
Holds
A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Holds
A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction
Holds
A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year.
Holds
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds
AI code generation's default reward loop works like a slot machine and undermines skill retention.
Holds
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do.
Holds
A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it.
Holds