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cybersecurity 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 protocol extension gets deployed correctly in proportion to how visibly it fails when implemented wrong. A protocol extension gets deployed correctly in proportion to how visibly it fails when implemented wrong. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Mark Nottingham — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adoption of a protocol extension depends more on how much effort it takes to deploy than on how important it is to get right. — tap to centre the map on it Adoption of a protocol extension depends more on how much effort it takes to deploy than on how important it is to get right. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Mark Nottingham — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software becomes more robust when the names used inside its code reflect the intention behind it. — tap to centre the map on it Software becomes more robust when the names used inside its code reflect the intention behind it. Last stated 3 months ago
17 Jul 2026
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Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-07-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A security header being present is not the same as it being deployed well, and most HSTS deployments are weaker than they look. — tap to centre the map on it A security header being present is not the same as it being deployed well, and most HSTS deployments are weaker than they look. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jun 2026
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Scott Helme — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building on a model is unlike any previous software engineering, because the thing you are building on cannot be designed up front. — tap to centre the map on it Building on a model is unlike any previous software engineering, because the thing you are building on cannot be designed up front. Last stated 2 months ago
27 Jul 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Exceptions are an inherently poor way of handling errors because they make bugs harder to spot on casual code inspection. — tap to centre the map on it Exceptions are an inherently poor way of handling errors because they make bugs harder to spot on casual code inspection. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Apr 2026
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Colin Percival — holds since 2026-04-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Models will not learn to write maintainable code from today’s benchmarks, because the cost of bad architecture cannot be measured by running the unit tests — it arrives three to six months later. — tap to centre the map on it Models will not learn to write maintainable code from today’s benchmarks, because the cost of bad architecture cannot be measured by running the unit tests — it arrives three to six months later. 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: Polished UI is a reasonable signal that a team invested comparable effort in the underlying code quality. — tap to centre the map on it Polished UI is a reasonable signal that a team invested comparable effort in the underlying code quality. Last stated 4 months ago
13 Jun 2026
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Nikita Prokopov — holds since 2026-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The goal of testing should be tests that are easy to understand and maintain, not high coverage of everything. — tap to centre the map on it The goal of testing should be tests that are easy to understand and maintain, not high coverage of everything. Last stated 5 years ago
24 Jul 2021
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Marc Littlemore — holds since 2021-07-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most-cited study showing that language design affects software quality rests on misclassified repositories. — tap to centre the map on it The most-cited study showing that language design affects software quality rests on misclassified repositories. Last stated 12 years ago
7 Nov 2014
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Dan Luu — holds since 2014-11-07 — 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 2 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good prototype should express a single idea or test a single hypothesis. — tap to centre the map on it A good prototype should express a single idea or test a single hypothesis. 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: A small performance gain is not worth the complexity added to achieve it, since complexity's costs compound rather than add. — tap to centre the map on it A small performance gain is not worth the complexity added to achieve it, since complexity's costs compound rather than add. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Dec 2023
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Rob Pike — holds since 2023-12-06 — tap for who they are