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Read this korrent: Being a decent software engineer plus a genuine expert in one industry is a deadly combination, and engineers are the only people who get to change industries at will.
Being a decent software engineer plus a genuine expert in one industry is a deadly combination, and engineers are the only people who get to change industries at…
Last stated 3 months ago
27 May 2026 · 3 months ago
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI may eventually replace programmers, but the craft of programming will survive the way knitting did, and you were never just a programmer: you are a builder. — tap to centre the map on it
AI may eventually replace programmers, but the craft of programming will survive the way knitting did, and you were…
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026 · 7 months ago
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software developer salaries reached stupidly high levels because of a scarcity of people who could build things, and that scarcity is ending. — tap to centre the map on it
Software developer salaries reached stupidly high levels because of a scarcity of people who could build things…
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026 · 7 months ago
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software development is separated from engineering by circumstance rather than essence, and most programmers could cross that gap without retraining. — tap to centre the map on it
Software development is separated from engineering by circumstance rather than essence, and most programmers…
Last stated 6 years ago
18 Jan 2021 · 6 years ago
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2021-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Engineers overestimate the competition and are usually good enough for the company they believe is out of their reach. — tap to centre the map on it
Engineers overestimate the competition and are usually good enough for the company they believe is out of their…
Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011 · 15 years ago
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cheaper software has increased the number of software engineers a company needs, not reduced it. — tap to centre the map on it
Cheaper software has increased the number of software engineers a company needs, not reduced it.
Last stated a month ago
28 Jul 2026 · a month ago
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best way to hire engineers is a coding contest, because competition leads to progress and picks the most qualified people for the task. — tap to centre the map on it
The best way to hire engineers is a coding contest, because competition leads to progress and picks the most qualified…
Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025 · 11 months ago
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Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — 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…
Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He is a software writer, not a software engineer, and the engineering label flattens what most programmers actually do. — tap to centre the map on it
He is a software writer, not a software engineer, and the engineering label flattens what most programmers actually…
Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025 · a year ago
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
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