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10 Sept 2026
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Karri Saarinen — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most organisations are bottlenecked on ideas, vision and taste rather than on implementation, so making code cheap does not make them productive. — tap to centre the map on it Most organisations are bottlenecked on ideas, vision and taste rather than on implementation, so making code cheap does not make them productive. Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse. — tap to centre the map on it Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse. Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Sept 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The point of building a self-sufficient organisation is not to step back from it, but to free yourself to work on the problem the organisation has not reached yet. — tap to centre the map on it The point of building a self-sufficient organisation is not to step back from it, but to free yourself to work on the problem the organisation has not reached yet. Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
AO
Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Product organizations are probably not investing nearly enough in technical product managers who build the internal factory. — tap to centre the map on it Product organizations are probably not investing nearly enough in technical product managers who build the internal factory. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
GC
Geoff Charles — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If building the organisation is nobody’s first job, it will not get done well. — tap to centre the map on it If building the organisation is nobody’s first job, it will not get done well. Last stated 3 years ago
5 Jan 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — 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 as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Outsourcing more tasks to machines reduces people's ability to do those tasks themselves in the future. — tap to centre the map on it Outsourcing more tasks to machines reduces people's ability to do those tasks themselves in the future. Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Sept 2026
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Stefan Judis — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People should not outsource what they are individually best at to AI, which is effectively a summer intern. — tap to centre the map on it People should not outsource what they are individually best at to AI, which is effectively a summer intern. Last stated 5 days ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — 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 5 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction — tap to centre the map on it A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
CH
Craig Hockenberry — holds since 2026-08-31 — 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 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
DR
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 4 weeks ago
2 Sept 2026
SW
Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it. — tap to centre the map on it A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it. Last stated a month ago
30 Aug 2026
EP
Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta. — tap to centre the map on it A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
JS
Jason Snell — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language-agnostic conformance suite is the most powerful thing you can hand a coding agent, because the whole instruction becomes: write code until these tests pass. — tap to centre the map on it A language-agnostic conformance suite is the most powerful thing you can hand a coding agent, because the whole instruction becomes: write code until these tests pass. Last stated 6 months ago
19 Mar 2026
SW
Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A passing test suite is not evidence that the software works, so an agent must also be made to start the thing and exercise it the way a person would. — tap to centre the map on it A passing test suite is not evidence that the software works, so an agent must also be made to start the thing and exercise it the way a person would. Last stated 6 months ago
19 Mar 2026
SW
Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
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An organization should not become a software factory that outsources the work and thinking and focuses only on efficient output, because the output is not the product.
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Most organisations are bottlenecked on ideas, vision and taste rather than on implementation, so making code cheap does not make them productive.
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Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse.
Holds
The point of building a self-sufficient organisation is not to step back from it, but to free yourself to work on the problem the organisation has not reached yet.
Holds
Product organizations are probably not investing nearly enough in technical product managers who build the internal factory.
Holds
If building the organisation is nobody’s first job, it will not get done well.
Holds
Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production.
Holds
Outsourcing more tasks to machines reduces people's ability to do those tasks themselves in the future.
Holds
People should not outsource what they are individually best at to AI, which is effectively a summer intern.
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 good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Holds
A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction
Holds
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 story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it.
Holds
A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta.
Holds
A language-agnostic conformance suite is the most powerful thing you can hand a coding agent, because the whole instruction becomes: write code until these tests pass.
Holds
A passing test suite is not evidence that the software works, so an agent must also be made to start the thing and exercise it the way a person would.
Holds