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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 8 Feb 2017 to 14 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about compilers .
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Read this korrent: As AI takes over more of the coding process, clearly specifying goals and exercising good judgment will matter more than ever.
As AI takes over more of the coding process, clearly specifying goals and exercising good judgment will matter more than ever.
Last stated 9 months ago
4 Feb 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-04 — 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 6 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting. — tap to centre the map on it
A compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting.
Last stated 6 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language is not a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle. — tap to centre the map on it
A programming language is not a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle.
Last stated 6 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A speed difference between languages that share the LLVM backend measures the benchmark author, not the languages. — tap to centre the map on it
A speed difference between languages that share the LLVM backend measures the benchmark author, not the languages.
Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — 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 2 months ago
12 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents are only as good as the proof-checkers, compilers, type systems, and linters given to them. — tap to centre the map on it
AI agents are only as good as the proof-checkers, compilers, type systems, and linters given to them.
Last stated 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Assembly is far simpler to learn than the modern web stack: anyone who can vertically centre a div can learn to read it. — tap to centre the map on it
Assembly is far simpler to learn than the modern web stack: anyone who can vertically centre a div can learn to read it.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building powerful developer tools such as compilers, interpreters, and query languages requires knowledge of parsing. — tap to centre the map on it
Building powerful developer tools such as compilers, interpreters, and query languages requires knowledge of parsing.
Last stated 10 years ago
8 Feb 2017
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2017-02-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Frontier AI now outperforms most human programmers at most programming tasks, with very low defect rates. — tap to centre the map on it
Frontier AI now outperforms most human programmers at most programming tasks, with very low defect rates.
Last stated 7 months ago
29 Mar 2026
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Chris Wellons — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI coding assistants are leveling the skill gap between software developers who can afford to use them. — tap to centre the map on it
AI coding assistants are leveling the skill gap between software developers who can afford to use them.
Last stated 6 months ago
3 May 2026
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Yihui Xie — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer. — tap to centre the map on it
AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer.
Last stated a year ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents working locally can be far more powerful than any private walled garden that exists out there in the cloud. — tap to centre the map on it
Agents working locally can be far more powerful than any private walled garden that exists out there in the cloud.
Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI coding assistance now lets a programmer complete in a day work that used to take weeks. — tap to centre the map on it
AI coding assistance now lets a programmer complete in a day work that used to take weeks.
Last stated 6 months ago
26 Apr 2026
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Chris Wellons — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has changed software development enough that some old assumptions about it no longer hold. — tap to centre the map on it
AI has changed software development enough that some old assumptions about it no longer hold.
Last stated 10 months ago
15 Jan 2026
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Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not magic: the underlying systems are very complicated, but what it does on your computer, like writing files and invoking bash commands from the 70s, is knowable. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is not magic: the underlying systems are very complicated, but what it does on your computer, like writing files and invoking bash commands from the 70s, is knowable.
Last stated 7 months ago
14 Apr 2026
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Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is unlikely to eliminate product management, much of which happens in the real world through discussion, consensus and decisions. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is unlikely to eliminate product management, much of which happens in the real world through discussion, consensus and decisions.
Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jul 2026
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Itamar Gilad — holds since 2026-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI marketed as a pure augmenting 'tool' will end up automating jobs anyway, since firms control how it's used. — tap to centre the map on it
AI marketed as a pure augmenting 'tool' will end up automating jobs anyway, since firms control how it's used.
Last stated 6 months ago
13 May 2026
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Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
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As AI takes over more of the coding process, clearly specifying goals and exercising good judgment will matter more than ever.
Last stated 4 Feb 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Scott Hanselman
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Same subject: compilers
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 13 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Anders Hejlsberg
Same subject: compilers
A compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting.
Last stated 20 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Alice Ryhl
Same subject: compilers
A programming language is not a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle.
Last stated 13 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Anders Hejlsberg
Same subject: compilers
A speed difference between languages that share the LLVM backend measures the benchmark author, not the languages.
Last stated 22 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds ThePrimeagen
Same subject: compilers
Agents are the new compilers that compile intent into fast software.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Guillermo Rauch
Same subject: compilers
AI agents are only as good as the proof-checkers, compilers, type systems, and linters given to them.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Guillermo Rauch
Same subject: compilers
Assembly is far simpler to learn than the modern web stack: anyone who can vertically centre a div can learn to read it.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Casey Muratori
Same subject: compilers
Building powerful developer tools such as compilers, interpreters, and query languages requires knowledge of parsing.
Last stated 8 Feb 2017 · 10 years ago
Holds Thorsten Ball
Same subject: AI and jobs
Frontier AI now outperforms most human programmers at most programming tasks, with very low defect rates.
Last stated 29 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Chris Wellons
Same subject: AI and jobs
AI coding assistants are leveling the skill gap between software developers who can afford to use them.
Last stated 3 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Yihui Xie
Same subject: AI and jobs
AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer.
Last stated 16 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Dylan Field
Same subject: coding agents
Agents working locally can be far more powerful than any private walled garden that exists out there in the cloud.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Meng To
Same subject: coding agents
AI coding assistance now lets a programmer complete in a day work that used to take weeks.
Last stated 26 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Chris Wellons
Same subject: coding agents
AI has changed software development enough that some old assumptions about it no longer hold.
Last stated 15 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds Steve Klabnik
Same subject: LLMs
AI is not magic: the underlying systems are very complicated, but what it does on your computer, like writing files and invoking bash commands from the 70s, is knowable.
Last stated 14 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Brian Lovin
Same subject: LLMs
AI is unlikely to eliminate product management, much of which happens in the real world through discussion, consensus and decisions.
Last stated 16 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Itamar Gilad
Same subject: LLMs
AI marketed as a pure augmenting 'tool' will end up automating jobs anyway, since firms control how it's used.
Last stated 13 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Jasmine Sun