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18 Aug 2025
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Bret Taylor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cursor has chosen to be for programmers, and that choice may limit how far it gets as agent surfaces become general work environments. — tap to centre the map on it Cursor has chosen to be for programmers, and that choice may limit how far it gets as agent surfaces become general work environments. 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: There are probably no two designers on Cursor's design team with the same process and the same use of tools. — tap to centre the map on it There are probably no two designers on Cursor's design team with the same process and the same use of tools. Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He is a software writer, not a software engineer, and the engineering label flattens what most programmers actually do. — tap to centre the map on it He is a software writer, not a software engineer, and the engineering label flattens what most programmers actually do. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the time spent working on software goes to reading, understanding and editing existing code, not writing new code. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the time spent working on software goes to reading, understanding and editing existing code, not writing new code. Last stated 7 years ago
4 Feb 2020
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2020-02-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software used to make you marginally more productive; an agent gets the job done for you, so you are hiring it rather than buying it. — tap to centre the map on it Software used to make you marginally more productive; an agent gets the job done for you, so you are hiring it rather than buying it. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people are not very good at their job, developers and doctors included. — tap to centre the map on it Most people are not very good at their job, developers and doctors included. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Aug 2024
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product that looks like Cursor will feel like Cursor and attract the same users, and the rest of the market will stay away because of that perception. — tap to centre the map on it A product that looks like Cursor will feel like Cursor and attract the same users, and the rest of the market will stay away because of that perception. Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person does not truly control a piece of software if they do not control its source code. — tap to centre the map on it A person does not truly control a piece of software if they do not control its source code. Last stated 3 months ago
31 Jul 2026
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Andrew Kelley — holds since 2026-07-31 — 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
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — 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
Same subject: AI coding assistants remove repetitive work without replacing human judgment. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding assistants remove repetitive work without replacing human judgment. Last stated 8 months ago
17 Feb 2026
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Emanuele Bartolesi — holds since 2026-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI models are now much more than text-to-code converters. — tap to centre the map on it AI models are now much more than text-to-code converters. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An agent grepping for a name is not semantic search, and the language services an IDE already has are what AI will increasingly need. — tap to centre the map on it An agent grepping for a name is not semantic search, and the language services an IDE already has are what AI will increasingly need. 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: An AI coding assistant's tendency to infer what a user means rather than exactly what they typed is both its greatest strength and the reason it is hard to trust. — tap to centre the map on it An AI coding assistant's tendency to infer what a user means rather than exactly what they typed is both its greatest strength and the reason it is hard to trust. Last stated 9 months ago
22 Jan 2026
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Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The valuable form of loop engineering is a slow loop — a nightly cron job that fixes one thing and opens one pull request — not a redesign of your whole infrastructure around agents. — tap to centre the map on it The valuable form of loop engineering is a slow loop — a nightly cron job that fixes one thing and opens one pull request — not a redesign of your whole infrastructure around agents. 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: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team that slows down and reads every pull request and every line of code should expect only a 30 to 50 percent productivity lift from AI. — tap to centre the map on it A team that slows down and reads every pull request and every line of code should expect only a 30 to 50 percent productivity lift from AI. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
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A software engineer who is not using a tool like Cursor is working at half productivity or worse.
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Cursor has chosen to be for programmers, and that choice may limit how far it gets as agent surfaces become general work environments.
Holds
There are probably no two designers on Cursor's design team with the same process and the same use of tools.
Holds
He is a software writer, not a software engineer, and the engineering label flattens what most programmers actually do.
Holds
Most of the time spent working on software goes to reading, understanding and editing existing code, not writing new code.
Holds
Software used to make you marginally more productive; an agent gets the job done for you, so you are hiring it rather than buying it.
Holds
Most people are not very good at their job, developers and doctors included.
Holds
A product that looks like Cursor will feel like Cursor and attract the same users, and the rest of the market will stay away because of that perception.
Holds
A person does not truly control a piece of software if they do not control its source code.
Holds
A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship.
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
AI coding assistants remove repetitive work without replacing human judgment.
Holds
AI models are now much more than text-to-code converters.
Holds
An agent grepping for a name is not semantic search, and the language services an IDE already has are what AI will increasingly need.
Holds
An AI coding assistant's tendency to infer what a user means rather than exactly what they typed is both its greatest strength and the reason it is hard to trust.
Holds
The valuable form of loop engineering is a slow loop — a nightly cron job that fixes one thing and opens one pull request — not a redesign of your whole infrastructure around agents.
Holds
A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair.
Holds
A team that slows down and reads every pull request and every line of code should expect only a 30 to 50 percent productivity lift from AI.
Holds