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9 Apr 2019
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2019-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Programming languages shape how programmers think, similar to how spoken languages shape thought. — tap to centre the map on it Programming languages shape how programmers think, similar to how spoken languages shape thought. Last stated 8 years ago
9 Apr 2019
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2019-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Each programming language embodies a distinct mental model for thinking about computation and writing programs. — tap to centre the map on it Each programming language embodies a distinct mental model for thinking about computation and writing programs. Last stated 8 years ago
9 Apr 2019
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2019-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language can only give you the feeling that compiling means working if it has a type system — that is where it all starts. — tap to centre the map on it A language can only give you the feeling that compiling means working if it has a type system — that is where it all starts. Last stated 6 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language cannot satisfy everyone and must commit to a few fundamental principles. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language cannot satisfy everyone and must commit to a few fundamental principles. Last stated 17 years ago
15 Jun 2009
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Andrei Alexandrescu — holds since 2009-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Programming is essentially the craft of turning ambiguous ideas into precise, specific instructions. — tap to centre the map on it Programming is essentially the craft of turning ambiguous ideas into precise, specific instructions. Last stated 9 months ago
4 Feb 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Programming is fundamentally the practice of making tradeoffs about what matters and what doesn't. — tap to centre the map on it Programming is fundamentally the practice of making tradeoffs about what matters and what doesn't. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Feb 2024
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David Crawshaw — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Object-oriented programming is how he sees the world, whatever the frontier says about functional programming. — tap to centre the map on it Object-oriented programming is how he sees the world, whatever the frontier says about functional programming. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Sept 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The problems of a programming language cannot be cleanly separated from the problems of its ecosystem and tooling. — tap to centre the map on it The problems of a programming language cannot be cleanly separated from the problems of its ecosystem and tooling. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Pouria — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: <canvas> allows for the creation of desktop-quality applications within a browser. — tap to centre the map on it <canvas> allows for the creation of desktop-quality applications within a browser. Last stated 13 years ago
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Adrian Holovaty — holds since 2013-05-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A 'Low Data Mode' setting being available to web developers via a JavaScript API would be great. — tap to centre the map on it A 'Low Data Mode' setting being available to web developers via a JavaScript API would be great. Last stated a year ago
11 Jul 2025
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Christian Oliff — holds since 2025-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
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Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: btrfs copy-on-write feature is great for worktrees but bad for sqlite — tap to centre the map on it btrfs copy-on-write feature is great for worktrees but bad for sqlite Last stated a month ago
1 Oct 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Derived data such as a search index should be kept up to date as background work, never inside a foreground user request. — tap to centre the map on it Derived data such as a search index should be kept up to date as background work, never inside a foreground user request. Last stated 8 months ago
16 Mar 2026
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Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-03-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Postgres connections are still somewhat of a precious, limited resource that should be conserved. — tap to centre the map on it Postgres connections are still somewhat of a precious, limited resource that should be conserved. Last stated 2 years ago
6 May 2024
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Brandur Leach — holds since 2024-05-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language can keep changing without a Python-2-to-3 break, as long as code written under the old and the new rules can be mixed freely in one program. — tap to centre the map on it A language can keep changing without a Python-2-to-3 break, as long as code written under the old and the new rules can be mixed freely in one program. Last stated 6 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — 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: Certain programming languages are better suited for agents because strong types and annotations help models understand intent. — tap to centre the map on it Certain programming languages are better suited for agents because strong types and annotations help models understand intent. Last stated 8 months ago
8 Mar 2026
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Rui Carmo — holds since 2026-03-08 — tap for who they are