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18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. — tap to centre the map on it A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. Last stated 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new infrastructure primitive delivers value only when it changes the shape of what is being built. — tap to centre the map on it A new infrastructure primitive delivers value only when it changes the shape of what is being built. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new kind of economy is being born where agents purchase infrastructure products and services. — tap to centre the map on it A new kind of economy is being born where agents purchase infrastructure products and services. Last stated 2 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new performance engineering team can typically halve a company's infrastructure spend within its first couple of years. — tap to centre the map on it A new performance engineering team can typically halve a company's infrastructure spend within its first couple of years. 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: A person who controls their own infrastructure and signing keys can meaningfully own their digital identity. — tap to centre the map on it A person who controls their own infrastructure and signing keys can meaningfully own their digital identity. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jul 2026
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Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A small amount of obscure code that almost no one understands or knows about is critical infrastructure, and removing it would cause widespread system failure. — tap to centre the map on it A small amount of obscure code that almost no one understands or knows about is critical infrastructure, and removing it would cause widespread system failure. Last stated 6 years ago
8 Sept 2020
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2020-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup's speed is set by boring internal infrastructure — purchasing, recruiting, spending — and that matters as much as understanding the technology itself. — tap to centre the map on it A startup's speed is set by boring internal infrastructure — purchasing, recruiting, spending — and that matters as much as understanding the technology itself. Last stated 3 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — 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 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: AI tools are now highly effective at generating UI code from a rough natural-language description — tap to centre the map on it AI tools are now highly effective at generating UI code from a rough natural-language description Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Chris Wellons — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building a command-line interface is almost always a good idea; building a terminal UI almost never is — tap to centre the map on it Building a command-line interface is almost always a good idea; building a terminal UI almost never is Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creative work is better served by a diverse toolkit of specialized tools than by one universal tool. — tap to centre the map on it Creative work is better served by a diverse toolkit of specialized tools than by one universal tool. Last stated 9 years ago
22 Feb 2018
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Bennett Foddy — holds since 2018-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is helpful to be able to see several options side by side, quickly, in one file. — tap to centre the map on it It is helpful to be able to see several options side by side, quickly, in one file. Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Brett Williams — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. Last stated 28 years ago
1 Mar 1999
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Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
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A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
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"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
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A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it.
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A new infrastructure primitive delivers value only when it changes the shape of what is being built.
Holds
A new kind of economy is being born where agents purchase infrastructure products and services.
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A new performance engineering team can typically halve a company's infrastructure spend within its first couple of years.
Holds
A person who controls their own infrastructure and signing keys can meaningfully own their digital identity.
Holds
A small amount of obscure code that almost no one understands or knows about is critical infrastructure, and removing it would cause widespread system failure.
Holds
A startup's speed is set by boring internal infrastructure — purchasing, recruiting, spending — and that matters as much as understanding the technology itself.
Holds
A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction
Holds
A tool's speed comes primarily from its design decisions rather than the programming language it is written in.
Holds
AI tools are now highly effective at generating UI code from a rough natural-language description
Holds
Building a command-line interface is almost always a good idea; building a terminal UI almost never is
Holds
Creative work is better served by a diverse toolkit of specialized tools than by one universal tool.
Holds
It is helpful to be able to see several options side by side, quickly, in one file.
Holds
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Holds
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Holds
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Holds