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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: As AI makes it easier to generate code, teams must delete code more aggressively or be overwhelmed by accumulated complexity. As AI makes it easier to generate code, teams must delete code more aggressively or be overwhelmed by accumulated complexity. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
VB
Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated code is not fully reliable and typically needs significant manual effort to keep it working correctly. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated code is not fully reliable and typically needs significant manual effort to keep it working correctly. Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deleting code goes unrewarded in software careers, which is part of why teams keep shipping new features instead of removing old ones. — tap to centre the map on it Deleting code goes unrewarded in software careers, which is part of why teams keep shipping new features instead of removing old ones. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
VB
Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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: Before product-market fit, coding faster does not help: it is better to think a lot than to swing a lot, and AI does not speed up the thinking. — tap to centre the map on it Before product-market fit, coding faster does not help: it is better to think a lot than to swing a lot, and AI does not speed up the thinking. Last stated 4 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI writes code well only where a million repositories have already written it; getting it to do something genuinely new remains notoriously hard. — tap to centre the map on it AI writes code well only where a million repositories have already written it; getting it to do something genuinely new remains notoriously hard. Last stated a year ago
30 Apr 2025
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Tim Sweeney — holds since 2025-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated code does not reach the structural quality of the best hand-written software. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated code does not reach the structural quality of the best hand-written software. Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Salvatore Sanfilippo — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The AI coding tools only recently became good enough to change the answer: after years of hating them, most of this codebase is now written by AI. — tap to centre the map on it The AI coding tools only recently became good enough to change the answer: after years of hating them, most of this codebase is now written by AI. Last stated 3 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working with coding agents makes software engineering harder. — tap to centre the map on it Working with coding agents makes software engineering harder. Last stated a week ago
24 Sept 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-24 — 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
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Craig Hockenberry — holds since 2026-08-31 — 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
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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
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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
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — 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
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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
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Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
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As AI makes it easier to generate code, teams must delete code more aggressively or be overwhelmed by accumulated complexity.
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AI-generated code is not fully reliable and typically needs significant manual effort to keep it working correctly.
Holds
Deleting code goes unrewarded in software careers, which is part of why teams keep shipping new features instead of removing old ones.
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
Before product-market fit, coding faster does not help: it is better to think a lot than to swing a lot, and AI does not speed up the thinking.
Holds
AI writes code well only where a million repositories have already written it; getting it to do something genuinely new remains notoriously hard.
Holds
AI-generated code does not reach the structural quality of the best hand-written software.
Holds
The AI coding tools only recently became good enough to change the answer: after years of hating them, most of this codebase is now written by AI.
Holds
Working with coding agents makes software engineering harder.
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 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
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