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Read this korrent: 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.
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
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting. — tap to centre the map on it
A compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting.
Last stated 5 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language is not a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle. — tap to centre the map on it
A programming language is not a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle.
Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A speed difference between languages that share the LLVM backend measures the benchmark author, not the languages. — tap to centre the map on it
A speed difference between languages that share the LLVM backend measures the benchmark author, not the languages.
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: Agents are the new compilers that compile intent into fast software. — tap to centre the map on it
Agents are the new compilers that compile intent into fast software.
Last stated a month ago
12 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents are only as good as the proof-checkers, compilers, type systems, and linters given to them. — tap to centre the map on it
AI agents are only as good as the proof-checkers, compilers, type systems, and linters given to them.
Last stated a month ago
14 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI takes over more of the coding process, clearly specifying goals and exercising good judgment will matter more than ever. — tap to centre the map on it
As AI takes over more of the coding process, clearly specifying goals and exercising good judgment will matter more than ever.
Last stated 9 months ago
4 Feb 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Assembly is far simpler to learn than the modern web stack: anyone who can vertically centre a div can learn to read it. — tap to centre the map on it
Assembly is far simpler to learn than the modern web stack: anyone who can vertically centre a div can learn to read it.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building powerful developer tools such as compilers, interpreters, and query languages requires knowledge of parsing. — tap to centre the map on it
Building powerful developer tools such as compilers, interpreters, and query languages requires knowledge of parsing.
Last stated 10 years ago
8 Feb 2017
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2017-02-08 — 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
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Craig Hockenberry — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A people manager needs enough technical depth to follow discussions and judge debates without relying on trust, but not the deepest technical expertise on the team. — tap to centre the map on it
A people manager needs enough technical depth to follow discussions and judge debates without relying on trust, but not the deepest technical expertise on the team.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Jul 2024
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Ben Kuhn — holds since 2024-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A profiler measures time already spent in an operation, not how much time would be saved by optimizing it. — tap to centre the map on it
A profiler measures time already spent in an operation, not how much time would be saved by optimizing it.
Last stated 3 years ago
18 Dec 2023
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Nelson Elhage — holds since 2023-12-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tool's speed comes primarily from its design decisions rather than the programming language it is written in. — tap to centre the map on it
A tool's speed comes primarily from its design decisions rather than the programming language it is written in.
Last stated 10 months ago
29 Dec 2025
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Aaron Patterson — holds since 2025-12-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Monitoring tools that do periodic work can themselves cause the latency outliers they were installed to diagnose. — tap to centre the map on it
Monitoring tools that do periodic work can themselves cause the latency outliers they were installed to diagnose.
Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-08-03 — 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 a month 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
RC
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 a month ago
16 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
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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 13 May 2026 · 5 months ago
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Same subject: compilers
A compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting.
Last stated 20 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Alice Ryhl
Same subject: compilers
A programming language is not a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle.
Last stated 13 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Anders Hejlsberg
Same subject: compilers
A speed difference between languages that share the LLVM backend measures the benchmark author, not the languages.
Last stated 22 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds ThePrimeagen
Same subject: compilers
Agents are the new compilers that compile intent into fast software.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Guillermo Rauch
Same subject: compilers
AI agents are only as good as the proof-checkers, compilers, type systems, and linters given to them.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Guillermo Rauch
Same subject: compilers
As AI takes over more of the coding process, clearly specifying goals and exercising good judgment will matter more than ever.
Last stated 4 Feb 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Scott Hanselman
Same subject: compilers
Assembly is far simpler to learn than the modern web stack: anyone who can vertically centre a div can learn to read it.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Casey Muratori
Same subject: compilers
Building powerful developer tools such as compilers, interpreters, and query languages requires knowledge of parsing.
Last stated 8 Feb 2017 · 10 years ago
Holds Thorsten Ball
Same subject: developer tools
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 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Same subject: developer tools
A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Craig Hockenberry
Same subject: developer tools
A people manager needs enough technical depth to follow discussions and judge debates without relying on trust, but not the deepest technical expertise on the team.
Last stated 21 Jul 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Ben Kuhn
Same subject: software performance
A profiler measures time already spent in an operation, not how much time would be saved by optimizing it.
Last stated 18 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Nelson Elhage
Same subject: software performance
A tool's speed comes primarily from its design decisions rather than the programming language it is written in.
Last stated 29 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Aaron Patterson
Same subject: software performance
Monitoring tools that do periodic work can themselves cause the latency outliers they were installed to diagnose.
Last stated 3 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Brendan Gregg
Same subject: software quality
CMake tooling is missing a linter that could statically catch most CMakeLists.txt mistakes.
Last stated 20 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Chris Wellons
Same subject: software quality
Comparing code coverage between passing and failing test runs is a cheap, effective way to localize a bug quickly.
Last stated 25 Apr 2025 · a year ago
Holds Russ Cox
Same subject: software quality
Everyone is rethinking code reviews, deploys, and possibly observability
Last stated 16 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Gergely Orosz