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developer tools 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: AI has made it cheap to build the features that were never worth building, so shipping a new feature every day can make a product worse rather than better. AI has made it cheap to build the features that were never worth building, so shipping a new feature every day can make a product worse rather than better. Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Shipping ten times as much is not an advantage, because the moment you ship something you are stuck supporting it forever and every later feature has to interact with it. — tap to centre the map on it Shipping ten times as much is not an advantage, because the moment you ship something you are stuck supporting it forever and every later feature has to interact with it. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People do not value or care about something built by AI, regardless of its quality, because no personal effort went into it. — tap to centre the map on it People do not value or care about something built by AI, regardless of its quality, because no personal effort went into it. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Stefan Judis — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Answering every problem, competitor and user request with one more shipped feature does not add up to a good product; it adds up to a horrible one. — tap to centre the map on it Answering every problem, competitor and user request with one more shipped feature does not add up to a good product; it adds up to a horrible one. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Which AI features users will love is genuinely unpredictable, and the ones a founder is most confident about are the ones that get used least. — tap to centre the map on it Which AI features users will love is genuinely unpredictable, and the ones a founder is most confident about are the ones that get used least. Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What AI has exposed is a shortfall of effort and caring, not of intelligence: people who cannot say why they moved a button never thought about it. — tap to centre the map on it What AI has exposed is a shortfall of effort and caring, not of intelligence: people who cannot say why they moved a button never thought about it. Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI tools have not made shipping speed a solved problem, because shipping speed was never only the rate of production — you have to think of the ideas first. — tap to centre the map on it AI tools have not made shipping speed a solved problem, because shipping speed was never only the rate of production — you have to think of the ideas first. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building automation that doesn't address the actual bottleneck to shipping adds noise rather than helping ship. — tap to centre the map on it Building automation that doesn't address the actual bottleneck to shipping adds noise rather than helping ship. Last stated 6 years ago
25 Aug 2020
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2020-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Much of what people want from AI is not menus and features but something they can hand a meaningful task to and have it done. — tap to centre the map on it Much of what people want from AI is not menus and features but something they can hand a meaningful task to and have it done. Last stated a month ago
8 Sept 2026
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Roman Ugarte — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year. — tap to centre the map on it A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year. Last stated 3 months ago
27 Jul 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents are the new compilers that compile intent into fast software. — tap to centre the map on it Agents are the new compilers that compile intent into fast software. Last stated a month ago
12 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results. Last stated 8 months ago
9 Feb 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated code should be treated as untrusted until there is evidence it preserves the intended behavior. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated code should be treated as untrusted until there is evidence it preserves the intended behavior. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI makes it easier to generate code, teams must delete code more aggressively or be overwhelmed by accumulated complexity. — tap to centre the map on it As AI makes it easier to generate code, teams must delete code more aggressively or be overwhelmed by accumulated complexity. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI makes it easier to hack things together, but this is not engineering. — tap to centre the map on it AI makes it easier to hack things together, but this is not engineering. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you are not going to read the generated code, what you need is conformance testing: proof that it performs within the boundaries of the code it replaced. — tap to centre the map on it If you are not going to read the generated code, what you need is conformance testing: proof that it performs within the boundaries of the code it replaced. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In the future, humans will not find bugs in model-produced code in reasonable time and will only review system composition, not via PRs or line-by-line review. — tap to centre the map on it In the future, humans will not find bugs in model-produced code in reasonable time and will only review system composition, not via PRs or line-by-line review. Last stated a month ago
19 Sept 2026
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
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AI has made it cheap to build the features that were never worth building, so shipping a new feature every day can make a product worse rather than better.
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Shipping ten times as much is not an advantage, because the moment you ship something you are stuck supporting it forever and every later feature has to interact with it.
Holds
People do not value or care about something built by AI, regardless of its quality, because no personal effort went into it.
Holds
Answering every problem, competitor and user request with one more shipped feature does not add up to a good product; it adds up to a horrible one.
Holds
Which AI features users will love is genuinely unpredictable, and the ones a founder is most confident about are the ones that get used least.
Holds
What AI has exposed is a shortfall of effort and caring, not of intelligence: people who cannot say why they moved a button never thought about it.
Holds
AI tools have not made shipping speed a solved problem, because shipping speed was never only the rate of production — you have to think of the ideas first.
Holds
Building automation that doesn't address the actual bottleneck to shipping adds noise rather than helping ship.
Holds
Much of what people want from AI is not menus and features but something they can hand a meaningful task to and have it done.
Holds
A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year.
Holds
Agents are the new compilers that compile intent into fast software.
Holds
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds
AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results.
Holds
AI-generated code should be treated as untrusted until there is evidence it preserves the intended behavior.
Holds
As AI makes it easier to generate code, teams must delete code more aggressively or be overwhelmed by accumulated complexity.
Holds
AI makes it easier to hack things together, but this is not engineering.
Holds
If you are not going to read the generated code, what you need is conformance testing: proof that it performs within the boundaries of the code it replaced.
Holds
In the future, humans will not find bugs in model-produced code in reasonable time and will only review system composition, not via PRs or line-by-line review.
Holds