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4 Jan 2024
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Rob Pike — holds since 2024-01-04 — 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 because human brains cannot handle it but because nobody gets enough practice at it. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — 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 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. Last stated a year ago
30 Apr 2025
TS
Tim Sweeney — holds since 2025-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Models will end up like databases — many of them, deployed for different uses — rather than one model used everywhere. — tap to centre the map on it Models will end up like databases — many of them, deployed for different uses — rather than one model used everywhere. Last stated 11 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Structured concurrency makes it easier to write correct, safe concurrent code. — tap to centre the map on it Structured concurrency makes it easier to write correct, safe concurrent code. Last stated 6 months ago
23 Mar 2026
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Nelson Elhage — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A composable concurrency paradigm requires a general-purpose cancellation mechanism. — tap to centre the map on it A composable concurrency paradigm requires a general-purpose cancellation mechanism. Last stated 6 months ago
23 Mar 2026
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Nelson Elhage — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Locking is too hard for programmers to get right over and over again, so the language runtime should do that part. — tap to centre the map on it Locking is too hard for programmers to get right over and over again, so the language runtime should do that part. Last stated 9 years ago
by 2 Jan 2018
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Rich Hickey — holds since 2018-01-02 — 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 the wrong abstraction, so code should not be made reusable before there are real examples of what the reuse has to do. Last stated 11 years ago
20 Jan 2016
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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: Asynchrony should be a property of how a program is run, not a colour baked into the type of every function in the standard library. — tap to centre the map on it Asynchrony should be a property of how a program is run, not a colour baked into the type of every function in the standard library. Last stated 12 years ago
1 Feb 2015
BN
Bob Nystrom — holds since 2015-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In APIs and command-line tools, having fewer ways to accomplish the same task is better because it reduces how much a person has to remember. — tap to centre the map on it In APIs and command-line tools, having fewer ways to accomplish the same task is better because it reduces how much a person has to remember. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
NJ
Nick Janetakis — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. — tap to centre the map on it A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. Last stated 7 months ago
10 Mar 2026
JS
Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — 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 fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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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 small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre 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 works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit 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: A software engineer who is not using a tool like Cursor is working at half productivity or worse. — tap to centre the map on it A software engineer who is not using a tool like Cursor is working at half productivity or worse. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
BT
Bret Taylor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adding all files to git and then diffing them is a heavy-handed option for models editing files. — tap to centre the map on it Adding all files to git and then diffing them is a heavy-handed option for models editing files. Last stated a week ago
24 Sept 2026
AR
Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI coding agents work best with the same general-purpose tools built for humans, such as git and file utilities, rather than agent-specific interfaces. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding agents work best with the same general-purpose tools built for humans, such as git and file utilities, rather than agent-specific interfaces. Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Harper Reed — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
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A programming environment should provide exactly one concurrency model, since offering multiple concurrency implementations at once causes problems.
Holds Read this korrent →
Concurrency is hard not because human brains cannot handle it but because nobody gets enough practice at it.
Holds
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.
Holds
Models will end up like databases — many of them, deployed for different uses — rather than one model used everywhere.
Holds
Structured concurrency makes it easier to write correct, safe concurrent code.
Holds
A composable concurrency paradigm requires a general-purpose cancellation mechanism.
Holds
Locking is too hard for programmers to get right over and over again, so the language runtime should do that part.
Holds
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.
Holds
Asynchrony should be a property of how a program is run, not a colour baked into the type of every function in the standard library.
Holds
In APIs and command-line tools, having fewer ways to accomplish the same task is better because it reduces how much a person has to remember.
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 developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship.
Holds
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Holds
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Holds
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.
Holds
A software engineer who is not using a tool like Cursor is working at half productivity or worse.
Holds
Adding all files to git and then diffing them is a heavy-handed option for models editing files.
Holds
AI coding agents work best with the same general-purpose tools built for humans, such as git and file utilities, rather than agent-specific interfaces.
Holds