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Everything filed under developer tools developer tools Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under compilers compilers Everything filed under Python Python Everything filed under AI agents AI agents Everything filed under code generation code generation Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Automated tooling that works nearly all the time still imposes an ongoing maintenance cost, because it breaks unpredictably at the edges. Automated tooling that works nearly allthe time still imposes an ongoingmaintenance cost, because it breaksunpredictably at the edges. Last stated 6 years ago 25 Aug 2020 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2020-08-25 — 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 fullyreliable and typically needssignificant manual effort to keep itworking correctly. Last stated 5 months ago 16 Jun 2026 SW Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: More of the known, repeatable work that teaches little should be automated. — tap to centre the map on it More of the known, repeatable workthat teaches little should beautomated. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 KS Karri Saarinen — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot mandate a tool developers dislike — they will quietly spin up the one they wanted. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot mandate a tool developersdislike — they will quietly spin upthe one they wanted. Last stated 7 months ago 22 Mar 2026 NF Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Automation is a lie: every automated thing needs a human on top of it making sure it is working. — tap to centre the map on it Automation is a lie: every automatedthing needs a human on top of itmaking sure it is working. Last stated 5 months ago 24 May 2026 CP Colin Percival — holds since 2025-11-08 — tap for who they are DS Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Precision earlier in the process is what buys manufacturing productivity, because parts that do not fit are paid for in rework. — tap to centre the map on it Precision earlier in the process iswhat buys manufacturingproductivity, because parts that donot fit are paid for in rework. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Jan 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anything you would hire somebody to run should be automated instead. — tap to centre the map on it Anything you would hire somebody torun should be automated instead. Last stated 2 years ago 20 Aug 2024 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Building automation that doesn't address the actual bottleneck to shipping adds noise rather than helping ship. — tap to centre the map on it Building automation that doesn'taddress the actual bottleneck toshipping adds noise rather thanhelping ship. Last stated 6 years ago 25 Aug 2020 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2020-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Today's AI tools either solve a problem or fail at it, and are really bad at partial progress or at identifying which intermediate step to attack first. — tap to centre the map on it Today's AI tools either solve aproblem or fail at it, and arereally bad at partial progress or atidentifying which intermediate stepto attack first. Last stated 8 months ago 20 Mar 2026 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind ofsuperpower when you can work withClaude Code to figure things out. Last stated 8 months ago 19 Mar 2026 KP Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A code-review agent works best with a clean context, sharing nothing with the coding agent beforehand. — tap to centre the map on it A code-review agent works best witha clean context, sharing nothingwith the coding agent beforehand. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Apr 2026 WY Walden Yan — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn fromits mistakes the way a person does-- it repeats the same errorindefinitely unless a human noticesand writes it down. Last stated 7 months ago 25 Mar 2026 MZ Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — 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 achange breaks turns refactoring intofixing errors until the compilerstops shouting. Last stated 6 months ago 20 May 2026 AR 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 acompiler but an experience: editing,running, debugging and the runtimelibrary all have to fit together asone cycle. Last stated 6 months ago 13 May 2026 AH 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 languagesthat share the LLVM backend measuresthe benchmark author, not thelanguages. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Mar 2025 TH ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language can keep changing without a Python-2-to-3 break, as long as code written under the old and the new rules can be mixed freely in one program. — tap to centre the map on it A language can keep changing withouta Python-2-to-3 break, as long ascode written under the old and thenew rules can be mixed freely in oneprogram. Last stated 6 months ago 20 May 2026 AR Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Kubernetes is an essential skill for data scientists and ML engineers to learn — tap to centre the map on it Kubernetes is an essential skill fordata scientists and ML engineers tolearn Last stated 5 years ago 13 Sept 2021 CH Chip Huyen — holds since 2020-10-11 — tap for who they are CH Chip Huyen — no longer holds since 2021-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Python is the de facto programming language of machine learning. — tap to centre the map on it Python is the de facto programminglanguage of machine learning. Last stated 4 years ago by 11 Nov 2022 AH Adrian Holovaty — holds since 2022-11-11 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Automated tooling that works nearly all the time still imposes an ongoing maintenance cost, because it breaks unpredictably at the edges. Last stated 25 Aug 2020 · 6 years ago Holds Thorsten Ball Read this korrent →