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developer tools In tension — David Heinemeier Hansson said both 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 maintainer no longer needs to read every pull request; agents can sort the chaff and leave only the decisions worth a human. A maintainer no longer needs to read every pull request; agents can sort the chaff and leave only the decisions worth a human. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
In tension: However capable AI coding tools become, the industry will still need junior programmers, because someone must be able to vet what the machine produces. — tap to centre the map on it However capable AI coding tools become, the industry will still need junior programmers, because someone must be able to vet what the machine produces. Last stated a year ago
24 Apr 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-04-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agent-written pull requests already outclass those of the median human contributor to an open source project. — tap to centre the map on it Agent-written pull requests already outclass those of the median human contributor to an open source project. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A plan that spells out every line of code to change gives you no leverage: it costs as long to read as the pull request, so you end up skimming it and reading the code twice. — tap to centre the map on it A plan that spells out every line of code to change gives you no leverage: it costs as long to read as the pull request, so you end up skimming it and reading the code twice. 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: Refactors are cheap now, so he just does them, even when they break other people's open pull requests. — tap to centre the map on it Refactors are cheap now, so he just does them, even when they break other people's open pull requests. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reading every agent trajectory has stopped being possible, and what replaces it is demanding an end-to-end account of the decisions that were made. — tap to centre the map on it Reading every agent trajectory has stopped being possible, and what replaces it is demanding an end-to-end account of the decisions that were made. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers have stopped handing work off — they open the pull request themselves, which changes how companies build. — tap to centre the map on it Designers have stopped handing work off — they open the pull request themselves, which changes how companies build. Last stated 5 months ago
24 May 2026
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Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: This is the best time there has ever been to be an open source maintainer. — tap to centre the map on it This is the best time there has ever been to be an open source maintainer. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents that use and grade a product are probably ending the days of needing people to obsessively test every part of it. — tap to centre the map on it Agents that use and grade a product are probably ending the days of needing people to obsessively test every part of it. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Seeing each version an agent pipeline produces, instead of a black box, shows where the process is too weak. — tap to centre the map on it Seeing each version an agent pipeline produces, instead of a black box, shows where the process is too weak. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Aug 2026
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Kyle Zantos — holds since 2026-08-11 — 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 a month ago
3 Sept 2026
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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
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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
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Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-08-30 — 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
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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
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Craig Hockenberry — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 95 percent of the software made in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away. — tap to centre the map on it 95 percent of the software made in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away. Last stated 3 weeks ago
23 Sept 2026
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Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feature added to a codebase is extremely difficult to remove once other code is built on top of it. — tap to centre the map on it A feature added to a codebase is extremely difficult to remove once other code is built on top of it. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
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A view that moved — David Heinemeier Hansson: this claim 24 Apr 2025, then the centre claim 26 Aug 2026
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A maintainer no longer needs to read every pull request; agents can sort the chaff and leave only the decisions worth a human.
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However capable AI coding tools become, the industry will still need junior programmers, because someone must be able to vet what the machine produces.
A view that moved. David Heinemeier Hansson said both: this one 24 Apr 2025, then the centre claim 26 Aug 2026.Holds
Agent-written pull requests already outclass those of the median human contributor to an open source project.
Holds
A plan that spells out every line of code to change gives you no leverage: it costs as long to read as the pull request, so you end up skimming it and reading the code twice.
Holds
Refactors are cheap now, so he just does them, even when they break other people's open pull requests.
Holds
Reading every agent trajectory has stopped being possible, and what replaces it is demanding an end-to-end account of the decisions that were made.
Holds
Designers have stopped handing work off — they open the pull request themselves, which changes how companies build.
Holds
This is the best time there has ever been to be an open source maintainer.
Holds
Agents that use and grade a product are probably ending the days of needing people to obsessively test every part of it.
Holds
Seeing each version an agent pipeline produces, instead of a black box, shows where the process is too weak.
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
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
95 percent of the software made in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away.
Holds
A feature added to a codebase is extremely difficult to remove once other code is built on top of it.
Holds