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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 1 Feb 1996 to 8 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about software quality.

Everything filed under Apple Apple Everything filed under code generation code generation Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Apple has more reason to stumble now than ever: terribly behind on AI, faltering software quality, rivals catching up on silicon, and a leadership too old to relearn. Apple has more reason to stumble now thanever: terribly behind on AI, falteringsoftware quality, rivals catching up onsilicon, and a leadership too old torelearn. Last stated a year ago 12 Jul 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — 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 conformancesuite is the most powerful thing youcan hand a coding agent, because thewhole instruction becomes: writecode until these tests pass. Last stated 7 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 evidencethat the software works, so an agentmust also be made to start the thingand exercise it the way a personwould. Last stated 7 months ago 19 Mar 2026 SW Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adding a config option so nobody breaks compounds into permutations no test suite can cover, because it is infinitely harder to evolve software that has users. — tap to centre the map on it Adding a config option so nobodybreaks compounds into permutationsno test suite can cover, because itis infinitely harder to evolvesoftware that has users. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Aug 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agentic code review raises the floor but cannot be trusted, because the model reading the code is the same model that wrote it, and it will tell you the code is great. — tap to centre the map on it Agentic code review raises the floorbut cannot be trusted, because themodel reading the code is the samemodel that wrote it, and it willtell you the code is great. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Jul 2026 DH Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Building on a model is unlike any previous software engineering, because the thing you are building on cannot be designed up front. — tap to centre the map on it Building on a model is unlike anyprevious software engineering,because the thing you are buildingon cannot be designed up front. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 BC Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Code quality is independent of whether it was written by a human or an AI. — tap to centre the map on it Code quality is independent ofwhether it was written by a human oran AI. Last stated 2 weeks ago 8 Oct 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Code quality still matters even as LLMs make writing code much faster — tap to centre the map on it Code quality still matters even asLLMs make writing code much faster Last stated a year ago 13 May 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Code quality still matters even as LLMs make writing code much faster. — tap to centre the map on it Code quality still matters even asLLMs make writing code much faster. Last stated 3 months ago 10 Jul 2026 FS Fabien Sanglard — holds since 2026-07-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft. — tap to centre the map on it A big switch to desktop Linux iscoming, at least among developers,because there is enoughdissatisfaction with both Apple andMicrosoft. Last stated a year ago 26 Jun 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can change fundamentally with new leadership — tap to centre the map on it A company can change fundamentallywith new leadership Last stated 3 years ago 5 Mar 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them — tap to centre the map on it A company can lead its industry onvalues like privacy and user respectwithout actually excelling at them Last stated 7 months ago 1 Apr 2026 MA Marco Arment — holds since 2026-04-01 — 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 anycodebase from one programminglanguage to another, work that usedto take a team over a year. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 BC 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 thatcompile intent into fast software. Last stated a month ago 12 Sept 2026 GR 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 'lesssoftware': without the constraint ofscarce hours, even 37signals willlikely build too much. Last stated 3 months ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Apple is repeating Microsoft's monopoly mistakes — tap to centre the map on it Apple is repeating Microsoft'smonopoly mistakes Last stated 3 years ago 17 Jan 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Social and advertising businesses come and go; a technology company that wants to endure has to build hardware. — tap to centre the map on it Social and advertising businessescome and go; a technology companythat wants to endure has to buildhardware. Last stated 3 years ago 29 Jun 2023 GH George Hotz — holds since 2023-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: The desktop computer industry had stopped innovating, with Microsoft dominating, and had entered a dark age. — tap to centre the map on it The desktop computer industry hadstopped innovating, with Microsoftdominating, and had entered a darkage. Last stated 31 years ago 1 Feb 1996 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1996-02-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Apple has more reason to stumble now than ever: terribly behind on AI, faltering software quality, rivals catching up on silicon, and a leadership too old to relearn. Last stated 12 Jul 2025 · a year ago Holds David Heinemeier Hansson Read this korrent →