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coding agents 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: Adoption is worth measuring first despite being a bad metric, because developers are cranky enough not to use a tool that is awful. Adoption is worth measuring first despite being a bad metric, because developers are cranky enough not to use a tool that is awful. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
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Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The metric that matters is engineering velocity, not the share of code AI writes, and at Google AI has raised it by about ten percent. — tap to centre the map on it The metric that matters is engineering velocity, not the share of code AI writes, and at Google AI has raised it by about ten percent. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The right way to size a project is by the size of the projects you have already finished, not by how skilled you are. — tap to centre the map on it The right way to size a project is by the size of the projects you have already finished, not by how skilled you are. Last stated 4 years ago
14 Dec 2022
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Derek Yu — holds since 2022-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By every objective metric Stripe can see, there has never been a better time to start a business. — tap to centre the map on it By every objective metric Stripe can see, there has never been a better time to start a business. Last stated a month ago
31 Jul 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deciding on averages is how product teams destroy the small group for whom a barely-used feature is everything. — tap to centre the map on it Deciding on averages is how product teams destroy the small group for whom a barely-used feature is everything. Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You cannot mandate a tool developers dislike — they will quietly spin up the one they wanted. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot mandate a tool developers dislike — they will quietly spin up the one they wanted. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
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Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The fastest-growing companies are not using data well, because they reached enormous scale before they had time to build any of the instrumentation. — tap to centre the map on it The fastest-growing companies are not using data well, because they reached enormous scale before they had time to build any of the instrumentation. Last stated 12 months ago
21 Sept 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coding agents made implementation cheap without making roadmaps shorter or software better -- the binding constraint was never how fast code gets written. — tap to centre the map on it Coding agents made implementation cheap without making roadmaps shorter or software better -- the binding constraint was never how fast code gets written. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Release management is human group sense-making, and it does not scale to the volume of change AI now produces. — tap to centre the map on it Release management is human group sense-making, and it does not scale to the volume of change AI now produces. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
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Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. — tap to centre the map on it A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. Last stated 5 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A crewed rocket cannot be made safe by making the booster reliable, so the only real way to improve safety is to carry an escape system. — tap to centre the map on it A crewed rocket cannot be made safe by making the booster reliable, so the only real way to improve safety is to carry an escape system. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A monopolist that can no longer grow by winning new users can only grow by making its product worse for the users it already has. — tap to centre the map on it A monopolist that can no longer grow by winning new users can only grow by making its product worse for the users it already has. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Jul 2023
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces. — tap to centre the map on it A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces. Last stated 5 days ago
2 Sept 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares. — tap to centre the map on it A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares. Last stated 4 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A speed difference between languages that share the LLVM backend measures the benchmark author, not the languages. — tap to centre the map on it A speed difference between languages that share the LLVM backend measures the benchmark author, not the languages. Last stated a year ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents were reasonable to assume a broken exploit grader would check results causally, even though it turned out not to. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents were reasonable to assume a broken exploit grader would check results causally, even though it turned out not to. Last stated a week ago
29 Aug 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Adoption is worth measuring first despite being a bad metric, because developers are cranky enough not to use a tool that is awful.
Holds NF Nicole ForsgrenRead this korrent →
The metric that matters is engineering velocity, not the share of code AI writes, and at Google AI has raised it by about ten percent.
Holds
The right way to size a project is by the size of the projects you have already finished, not by how skilled you are.
Holds DY Derek Yu
By every objective metric Stripe can see, there has never been a better time to start a business.
Holds
Deciding on averages is how product teams destroy the small group for whom a barely-used feature is everything.
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
You cannot mandate a tool developers dislike — they will quietly spin up the one they wanted.
Holds NF Nicole Forsgren
The fastest-growing companies are not using data well, because they reached enormous scale before they had time to build any of the instrumentation.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Coding agents made implementation cheap without making roadmaps shorter or software better -- the binding constraint was never how fast code gets written.
Holds
Release management is human group sense-making, and it does not scale to the volume of change AI now produces.
Holds NF Nicole Forsgren
A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost.
Holds TP Thuan Pham
A crewed rocket cannot be made safe by making the booster reliable, so the only real way to improve safety is to carry an escape system.
Holds JB Jeff Bezos
A monopolist that can no longer grow by winning new users can only grow by making its product worse for the users it already has.
Holds CD Cory Doctorow
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces.
Holds
A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares.
Holds ER Eric Ries
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Holds NB Noam Brown
A speed difference between languages that share the LLVM backend measures the benchmark author, not the languages.
Holds TH ThePrimeagen
AI agents were reasonable to assume a broken exploit grader would check results causally, even though it turned out not to.
Holds ZM Zvi Mowshowitz