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design Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Business software should be built the way games are built, because products made like games are the ones people fall in love with and tell their friends about. Business software should be built the way games are built, because products made like games are the ones people fall in love with and tell their friends about. Last stated a year ago 23 Mar 2025 · a year ago
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software is now won or lost on design: good enough is no longer fine, it is mediocre. — tap to centre the map on it Software is now won or lost on design: good enough is no longer fine, it is mediocre. 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: Great software requires a fanatical devotion to beauty: the parts no one is supposed to see should be beautiful too, because unseen details become visible in the aggregate. — tap to centre the map on it Great software requires a fanatical devotion to beauty: the parts no one is supposed to see should be beautiful… Last stated 23 years ago 1 May 2003 · 23 years ago
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Paul Graham — holds since 2003-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a world where software can be created easily, designers matter more, not less, and they are going to be the leaders of the future. — tap to centre the map on it In a world where software can be created easily, designers matter more, not less, and they are going to be the… 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: Everyone's software is good enough these days, so to stand out a product has to feel great, and animation is one way to get there. — tap to centre the map on it Everyone's software is good enough these days, so to stand out a product has to feel great, and animation is one… Last stated a year ago by 29 Apr 2025 · a year ago
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Emil Kowalski — holds since 2025-04-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best games are constructed out of toys, so a feature should be fun to play with before it is ever attached to a goal. — tap to centre the map on it The best games are constructed out of toys, so a feature should be fun to play with before it is ever attached to… Last stated a year ago 23 Mar 2025 · a year ago
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — 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… Last stated yesterday 6 Sept 2026 · yesterday
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software is product management, and those are the skills the agentic era rewards — skills that are not evenly distributed among programmers. — tap to centre the map on it Software is product management, and those are the skills the agentic era rewards — skills that are not evenly… Last stated 2 weeks ago 26 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Once the barrier to making a game collapsed, making a good game stopped being enough: no game gets noticed organically any more, so shipping without a marketing plan is unwise. — tap to centre the map on it Once the barrier to making a game collapsed, making a good game stopped being enough: no game gets noticed organically… Last stated 2 weeks ago 26 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
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Business software should be built the way games are built, because products made like games are the ones people fall in love with and tell their friends about.
Holds RV Rahul VohraRead this korrent →
Software is now won or lost on design: good enough is no longer fine, it is mediocre.
Holds DF Dylan Field
Great software requires a fanatical devotion to beauty: the parts no one is supposed to see should be beautiful too, because unseen details become visible in the aggregate.
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In a world where software can be created easily, designers matter more, not less, and they are going to be the leaders of the future.
Holds DF Dylan Field
Everyone's software is good enough these days, so to stand out a product has to feel great, and animation is one way to get there.
Holds EK Emil Kowalski
The best games are constructed out of toys, so a feature should be fun to play with before it is ever attached to a goal.
Holds RV Rahul Vohra
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 is product management, and those are the skills the agentic era rewards — skills that are not evenly distributed among programmers.
Holds
Once the barrier to making a game collapsed, making a good game stopped being enough: no game gets noticed organically any more, so shipping without a marketing plan is unwise.
Holds CM Casey Muratori