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AI and science 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 more people build software with faster cycle times, they will learn lessons faster that once took colleagues decades to acquire. As more people build software with faster cycle times, they will learn lessons faster that once took colleagues decades to acquire. Last stated 7 months ago
4 Mar 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Computers change but people do not, so understanding people is how you make better software — tap to centre the map on it Computers change but people do not, so understanding people is how you make better software Last stated 23 years ago
2 Feb 2004
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Jeff Atwood — holds since 2004-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The loop has flipped: it used to be faster to mock up software than to ship it, and now designers can work iteratively in production code. — tap to centre the map on it The loop has flipped: it used to be faster to mock up software than to ship it, and now designers can work iteratively in production code. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Luke Wroblewski — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software tends to get slower, more bloated, buggier and bigger as it evolves, unless it is designed from the outset to prevent that. — tap to centre the map on it Software tends to get slower, more bloated, buggier and bigger as it evolves, unless it is designed from the outset to prevent that. Last stated 4 weeks ago
25 Aug 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deploying a new technology at scale takes decades, far longer than the people building it imagine. — tap to centre the map on it Deploying a new technology at scale takes decades, far longer than the people building it imagine. Last stated a year ago
17 Apr 2025
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Rodney Brooks — holds since 2025-04-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Repeated rewrites are the correct answer under fast growth, because a system specified to scale forever would take so long to build that the company would die before it shipped. — tap to centre the map on it Repeated rewrites are the correct answer under fast growth, because a system specified to scale forever would take so long to build that the company would die before it shipped. Last stated 6 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learned approximations of slow simulators change what science is possible, by turning a six-month screening run into something you do over lunch. — tap to centre the map on it Learned approximations of slow simulators change what science is possible, by turning a six-month screening run into something you do over lunch. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jul 2026
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Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — 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 2 weeks ago
6 Sept 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software iterates better than every other engineering field and plans worse than all of them. — tap to centre the map on it Software iterates better than every other engineering field and plans worse than all of them. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
JD
Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — 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 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An important decision needs one reason that on its own supports it; a collection of weak reasons means you have not yet found your reason. — tap to centre the map on it An important decision needs one reason that on its own supports it; a collection of weak reasons means you have not yet found your reason. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models. — tap to centre the map on it A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — 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 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — 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: 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 permanently painful on-call rotation is a five-alarm emergency, not a normal cost of owning code in production. — tap to centre the map on it A permanently painful on-call rotation is a five-alarm emergency, not a normal cost of owning code in production. Last stated 4 years ago
30 Jun 2022
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2022-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A test checks a handful of examples; a proof settles an infinite state space, which is why formal methods can say things testing never can. — tap to centre the map on it A test checks a handful of examples; a proof settles an infinite state space, which is why formal methods can say things testing never can. Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
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As more people build software with faster cycle times, they will learn lessons faster that once took colleagues decades to acquire.
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Computers change but people do not, so understanding people is how you make better software
Holds
The loop has flipped: it used to be faster to mock up software than to ship it, and now designers can work iteratively in production code.
Holds
Software tends to get slower, more bloated, buggier and bigger as it evolves, unless it is designed from the outset to prevent that.
Holds
Deploying a new technology at scale takes decades, far longer than the people building it imagine.
Holds
Repeated rewrites are the correct answer under fast growth, because a system specified to scale forever would take so long to build that the company would die before it shipped.
Holds
Learned approximations of slow simulators change what science is possible, by turning a six-month screening run into something you do over lunch.
Holds
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
Software iterates better than every other engineering field and plans worse than all of them.
Holds
A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold.
Holds
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds
An important decision needs one reason that on its own supports it; a collection of weak reasons means you have not yet found your reason.
Holds
A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models.
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 plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
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 permanently painful on-call rotation is a five-alarm emergency, not a normal cost of owning code in production.
Holds
A test checks a handful of examples; a proof settles an infinite state space, which is why formal methods can say things testing never can.
Holds