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22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — 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: You cannot really understand the code you write unless you are also the one operating it. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot really understand the code you write unless you are also the one operating it. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The business is not building a great chip; it is accelerating an algorithm domain. — tap to centre the map on it The business is not building a great chip; it is accelerating an algorithm domain. Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People in industry routinely short-circuit their reasoning, adopting what they heard in a conference talk instead of thinking it through from first principles. — tap to centre the map on it People in industry routinely short-circuit their reasoning, adopting what they heard in a conference talk instead of thinking it through from first principles. Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI writes more of the code, an engineer's job shifts away from expressing logic in a language and towards articulating high-level trade-offs. — tap to centre the map on it As AI writes more of the code, an engineer's job shifts away from expressing logic in a language and towards articulating high-level trade-offs. Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Storing your own writing in a company's proprietary format is a mistake, because you will outlive the company. — tap to centre the map on it Storing your own writing in a company's proprietary format is a mistake, because you will outlive the company. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Mar 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How much fault tolerance to buy is a business decision, not an engineering one; the engineer's job is to inform it and then step back. — tap to centre the map on it How much fault tolerance to buy is a business decision, not an engineering one; the engineer's job is to inform it and then step back. Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Very few developers understand memory management, and that is why the state of the art in memory debugging has barely moved in years. — tap to centre the map on it Very few developers understand memory management, and that is why the state of the art in memory debugging has barely moved in years. Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one. — tap to centre the map on it A personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Dec 2024
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2024-12-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Mar 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Contributing to the internet without monetizing it is still the right way to be online, even after the surrounding culture stopped doing it. — tap to centre the map on it Contributing to the internet without monetizing it is still the right way to be online, even after the surrounding culture stopped doing it. Last stated 4 months ago
3 May 2026
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building a command-line interface is almost always a good idea; building a terminal UI almost never is — tap to centre the map on it Building a command-line interface is almost always a good idea; building a terminal UI almost never is Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
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Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Developer tools are consumer products, and the reason there are gaps to win is that programmers are horrible at consumer products and do not know it. — tap to centre the map on it Developer tools are consumer products, and the reason there are gaps to win is that programmers are horrible at consumer products and do not know it. Last stated 3 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every tool is better as a CLI than as an MCP server: models are good at Unix commands, a CLI composes with jq, and MCP output clutters the context. — tap to centre the map on it Every tool is better as a CLI than as an MCP server: models are good at Unix commands, a CLI composes with jq, and MCP output clutters the context. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated 11 months ago
22 Oct 2025
AD
Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sentence that cannot justify a line of its own should be deleted. — tap to centre the map on it A sentence that cannot justify a line of its own should be deleted. Last stated 4 years ago
20 Jun 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-06-20 — tap for who they are
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An engineer writing business logic loses nothing by not understanding the layer underneath, exactly as they lose nothing by not managing memory.
Holds MK Martin KleppmannRead this korrent →
He is a software writer, not a software engineer, and the engineering label flattens what most programmers actually do.
Holds
You cannot really understand the code you write unless you are also the one operating it.
Holds CM Charity Majors
The business is not building a great chip; it is accelerating an algorithm domain.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
People in industry routinely short-circuit their reasoning, adopting what they heard in a conference talk instead of thinking it through from first principles.
Holds MK Martin Kleppmann
As AI writes more of the code, an engineer's job shifts away from expressing logic in a language and towards articulating high-level trade-offs.
Holds MK Martin Kleppmann
Storing your own writing in a company's proprietary format is a mistake, because you will outlive the company.
Holds
How much fault tolerance to buy is a business decision, not an engineering one; the engineer's job is to inform it and then step back.
Holds MK Martin Kleppmann
Very few developers understand memory management, and that is why the state of the art in memory debugging has barely moved in years.
Holds AO Addy Osmani
A personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one.
Holds
A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
Holds
Contributing to the internet without monetizing it is still the right way to be online, even after the surrounding culture stopped doing it.
Holds
Building a command-line interface is almost always a good idea; building a terminal UI almost never is
Holds
Developer tools are consumer products, and the reason there are gaps to win is that programmers are horrible at consumer products and do not know it.
Holds
Every tool is better as a CLI than as an MCP server: models are good at Unix commands, a CLI composes with jq, and MCP output clutters the context.
Holds
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Holds AD Anil Dash
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds GS George Saunders
A sentence that cannot justify a line of its own should be deleted.
Holds