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open source Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject 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 tool's popularity can become a self-reinforcing network effect rather than a sign of technical merit. A tool's popularity can become a self-reinforcing network effect rather than a sign of technical merit. Last stated 6 months ago
15 May 2026
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Yihui Xie — holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Internal tools spread the way any product does: they are useful, someone tries one, and it starts to spread. — tap to centre the map on it Internal tools spread the way any product does: they are useful, someone tries one, and it starts to spread. Last stated 6 months ago
19 May 2026
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Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will not commoditise software tools; it will multiply them, because every new agent is another tool user. — tap to centre the map on it AI will not commoditise software tools; it will multiply them, because every new agent is another tool user. Last stated 7 months ago
15 Apr 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-04-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies now build internal tools not to save money but for the purpose, intention and goal of the tool. — tap to centre the map on it Companies now build internal tools not to save money but for the purpose, intention and goal of the tool. Last stated 2 months ago
2 Sept 2026
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Evil Rabbit — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hardware becomes a more popular moat as everyone can make their own software. — tap to centre the map on it Hardware becomes a more popular moat as everyone can make their own software. Last stated 10 months ago
28 Dec 2025
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Scott Belsky — holds since 2025-12-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decentralized networks can be both principled and mainstream-popular without giving up usability. — tap to centre the map on it Decentralized networks can be both principled and mainstream-popular without giving up usability. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Tom MacWright — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Collective consumer purchasing choices can measurably influence a company's business metrics. — tap to centre the map on it Collective consumer purchasing choices can measurably influence a company's business metrics. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When everyone uses the same AI tools, design matters more, not less. — tap to centre the map on it When everyone uses the same AI tools, design matters more, not less. Last stated 9 months ago
20 Jan 2026
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Christina Wodtke — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When the authors of a tool separate themselves from its community, other voices with their own incentives and less knowledge fill the void. — tap to centre the map on it When the authors of a tool separate themselves from its community, other voices with their own incentives and less knowledge fill the void. Last stated a year ago
by 11 Aug 2025
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Lee Robinson — holds since 2025-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general antipathy toward AI might lead to a slowdown in the implementation of healthcare tools that can currently save lives and ease suffering. — tap to centre the map on it A general antipathy toward AI might lead to a slowdown in the implementation of healthcare tools that can currently save lives and ease suffering. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Robert Wachter — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Roadmap prioritization leans on heuristics under uncertainty and often kills the best ideas. — tap to centre the map on it Roadmap prioritization leans on heuristics under uncertainty and often kills the best ideas. Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
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Itamar Gilad — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Sept 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding AI that integrates only with its own vendor's tools will be very limited compared with one that draws on all the tools you use. — tap to centre the map on it A coding AI that integrates only with its own vendor's tools will be very limited compared with one that draws on all the tools you use. Last stated 3 years ago
16 Mar 2024
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Quinn Slack — holds since 2024-03-16 — 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 6 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 8 months ago
10 Mar 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
AH
Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 4 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
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A tool's popularity can become a self-reinforcing network effect rather than a sign of technical merit.
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Internal tools spread the way any product does: they are useful, someone tries one, and it starts to spread.
Holds
AI will not commoditise software tools; it will multiply them, because every new agent is another tool user.
Holds
Companies now build internal tools not to save money but for the purpose, intention and goal of the tool.
Holds
Hardware becomes a more popular moat as everyone can make their own software.
Holds
Decentralized networks can be both principled and mainstream-popular without giving up usability.
Holds
Collective consumer purchasing choices can measurably influence a company's business metrics.
Holds
When everyone uses the same AI tools, design matters more, not less.
Holds
When the authors of a tool separate themselves from its community, other voices with their own incentives and less knowledge fill the void.
Holds
A general antipathy toward AI might lead to a slowdown in the implementation of healthcare tools that can currently save lives and ease suffering.
Holds
Roadmap prioritization leans on heuristics under uncertainty and often kills the best ideas.
Holds
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Holds
A coding AI that integrates only with its own vendor's tools will be very limited compared with one that draws on all the tools you use.
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
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds