korrents

On the map

Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.

← A software engineer who is not using a tool like Cursor is working at half productivity or worse.

8 connected korrents · 8 moments on record from 20 Aug 2024 to 12 Aug 2026.

Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A software engineer who is not using a tool like Cursor is working at half productivity or worse. A software engineer who is not usinga tool like Cursor is working athalf productivity or worse. BT 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 forprogrammers, and that choicemay limit how far it gets asagent surfaces become general… DS Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — 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 asoftware engineer, and theengineering label flattenswhat most programmers actually… DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — 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 youmarginally more productive; anagent gets the job done foryou, so you are hiring it… CB 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 goodat their job, developers anddoctors included. PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production. — tap to centre the map on it Software engineers behave asthough the world exists in therepository, and it does not:the world is production. CM Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work. — tap to centre the map on it Saying that coding will beautomated away first betrays amisunderstanding of softwareengineering, because coding is… KB Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The job has always been to solve human problems, and software is not required for every human endeavour. — tap to centre the map on it The job has always been tosolve human problems, andsoftware is not required forevery human endeavour. KH Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: An excellent engineer who still reads the agent's diffs carefully before checking them in is going to get fired. — tap to centre the map on it An excellent engineer whostill reads the agent's diffscarefully before checking themin is going to get fired. SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording

At the centre A software engineer who is not using a tool like Cursor is working at half productivity or worse. Holds Bret Taylor Read this korrent →