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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 dependency you would need engineer-months to replace or fork is a critical one, and retaining its maintainer is straightforward business sense. A dependency you would need engineer-months to replace or fork is a critical one, and retaining its maintainer is straightforward business sense. Last stated 4 years ago
2 Feb 2023
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2023-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Using a dependency carries ongoing maintenance costs, not just upfront convenience — tap to centre the map on it Using a dependency carries ongoing maintenance costs, not just upfront convenience Last stated 4 years ago
17 May 2022
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2022-05-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Paying a maintainer must not buy a say in the project’s direction; funding and governance have to be kept as separate as possible. — tap to centre the map on it Paying a maintainer must not buy a say in the project’s direction; funding and governance have to be kept as separate as possible. Last stated 5 years ago
17 Mar 2022
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2022-03-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies are willing to pay for their critical open source dependencies; what is missing is a legible way for projects to sell it to them. — tap to centre the map on it Companies are willing to pay for their critical open source dependencies; what is missing is a legible way for projects to sell it to them. Last stated 2 years ago
8 Jul 2024
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2024-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Your dependency's business model is your business model, so building a harness around one lab's model is a commercial risk and not a technical choice. — tap to centre the map on it Your dependency's business model is your business model, so building a harness around one lab's model is a commercial risk and not a technical choice. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adding a dependency is a serious commitment requiring an audit and continued re-auditing, and the usual practice of not doing so is reckless. — tap to centre the map on it Adding a dependency is a serious commitment requiring an audit and continued re-auditing, and the usual practice of not doing so is reckless. Last stated 5 years ago
16 Nov 2021
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Drew DeVault — holds since 2021-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Employing a maintainer inside a large company breaks down exactly when the project succeeds: the workload grows while its value to the employer stays flat. — tap to centre the map on it Employing a maintainer inside a large company breaks down exactly when the project succeeds: the workload grows while its value to the employer stays flat. Last stated 4 years ago
2 Feb 2023
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2023-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Needing forward deployed engineers because a product is too hard to use on its own is a bad sign. — tap to centre the map on it Needing forward deployed engineers because a product is too hard to use on its own is a bad sign. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Jen Abel — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Funding should pay for maintenance, not features, because every new feature adds to the burden the money was meant to relieve. — tap to centre the map on it Funding should pay for maintenance, not features, because every new feature adds to the burden the money was meant to relieve. Last stated 5 years ago
17 Mar 2022
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2022-03-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft. — tap to centre the map on it A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft. Last stated a year ago
26 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coding agents make doing things on Linux far more approachable. — tap to centre the map on it Coding agents make doing things on Linux far more approachable. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Jun 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Desktop Linux improved dramatically while Apple's users were not watching, and is now far more polished and capable than its reputation. — tap to centre the map on it Desktop Linux improved dramatically while Apple's users were not watching, and is now far more polished and capable than its reputation. Last stated a year ago
26 Aug 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too. — tap to centre the map on it A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2025
TH
Troy Hunt — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root. — tap to centre the map on it A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root. Last stated 8 months ago
16 Feb 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-02-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A library that skips certificate verification by default is unsafe and should not be trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A library that skips certificate verification by default is unsafe and should not be trusted. Last stated 2 years ago
8 Apr 2025
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Phil Hagelberg — holds since 2025-04-08 — tap for who they are
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A dependency you would need engineer-months to replace or fork is a critical one, and retaining its maintainer is straightforward business sense.
Holds Read this korrent →
Using a dependency carries ongoing maintenance costs, not just upfront convenience
Holds
Paying a maintainer must not buy a say in the project’s direction; funding and governance have to be kept as separate as possible.
Holds
Companies are willing to pay for their critical open source dependencies; what is missing is a legible way for projects to sell it to them.
Holds
Your dependency's business model is your business model, so building a harness around one lab's model is a commercial risk and not a technical choice.
Holds
Adding a dependency is a serious commitment requiring an audit and continued re-auditing, and the usual practice of not doing so is reckless.
Holds
Employing a maintainer inside a large company breaks down exactly when the project succeeds: the workload grows while its value to the employer stays flat.
Holds
Needing forward deployed engineers because a product is too hard to use on its own is a bad sign.
Holds
Funding should pay for maintenance, not features, because every new feature adds to the burden the money was meant to relieve.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds
A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft.
Holds
Coding agents make doing things on Linux far more approachable.
Holds
Desktop Linux improved dramatically while Apple's users were not watching, and is now far more polished and capable than its reputation.
Holds
A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too.
Holds
A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root.
Holds
A library that skips certificate verification by default is unsafe and should not be trusted.
Holds