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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under CSS CSS Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A composable concurrency paradigm requires a general-purpose cancellation mechanism. A composable concurrency paradigm requiresa general-purpose cancellation mechanism. Last stated 6 months ago 23 Mar 2026 NE Nelson Elhage — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A programming environment should provide exactly one concurrency model, since offering multiple concurrency implementations at once causes problems. — tap to centre the map on it A programming environment shouldprovide exactly one concurrencymodel, since offering multipleconcurrency implementations at oncecauses problems. Last stated 3 years ago 4 Jan 2024 RP Rob Pike — holds since 2024-01-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: General-purpose computing has largely run its course; domain-specific acceleration is the way computing keeps scaling. — tap to centre the map on it General-purpose computing haslargely run its course;domain-specific acceleration is theway computing keeps scaling. Last stated 6 months ago 15 Apr 2026 JH Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-04-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Concurrency should stop being the programmer's problem and become the language designer's: it is better to impose vast pain on a few people than on a million. — tap to centre the map on it Concurrency should stop being theprogrammer's problem and become thelanguage designer's: it is better toimpose vast pain on a few peoplethan on a million. Last stated a year ago 30 Apr 2025 TS Tim Sweeney — holds since 2025-04-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Concurrency is hard not because human brains cannot handle it but because nobody gets enough practice at it. — tap to centre the map on it Concurrency is hard not becausehuman brains cannot handle it butbecause nobody gets enough practiceat it. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jul 2026 HW Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Duplication is cheaper than the wrong abstraction, so code should not be made reusable before there are real examples of what the reuse has to do. — tap to centre the map on it Duplication is cheaper than thewrong abstraction, so code shouldnot be made reusable before thereare real examples of what the reusehas to do. Last stated 11 years ago 20 Jan 2016 SM Sandi Metz — holds since 2016-01-20 — tap for who they are CM Casey Muratori — holds since 2014-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: The next stage is probably interfaces that the agent itself can reshape. — tap to centre the map on it The next stage is probablyinterfaces that the agent itself canreshape. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 MK Mike Krieger — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only workswhen every one of them feeds theothers, and everything that does notfit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago 16 Jul 2025 JD Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many well-paid software engineers fail to appreciate or understand the CSS cascade. — tap to centre the map on it Many well-paid software engineersfail to appreciate or understand theCSS cascade. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 DR Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own. — tap to centre the map on it Tailwind is a good way to build asite you're happy with, even withoutstrong CSS skills of your own. Last stated 5 months ago 15 May 2026 JE Julia Evans — holds since 2018-11-01 — tap for who they are JE Julia Evans — no longer holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A theme system's styles should be low-specificity rather than targeted directly at specific elements. — tap to centre the map on it A theme system's styles should below-specificity rather than targeteddirectly at specific elements. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 DR Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good book clears out stale assumptions and disturbs the old ideas a reader has let accumulate. — tap to centre the map on it A good book clears out staleassumptions and disturbs the oldideas a reader has let accumulate. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jun 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A composable concurrency paradigm requires a general-purpose cancellation mechanism. Last stated 23 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago Holds Nelson Elhage Read this korrent →