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15 connected korrents · 10 moments from 9 Apr 2019 to 16 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about education .
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John Holt — holds since c. 1964 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Schools should teach what children most want to know, not what adults think they ought to — tap to centre the map on it Schools should teach what children most want to know, not what adults think they ought to
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John Holt — holds since c. 1964 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When students know a teacher cannot easily monitor their work, they conclude the work doesn't matter and disengage from it. — tap to centre the map on it When students know a teacher cannot easily monitor their work, they conclude the work doesn't matter and disengage from it. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Schools teach poor students to confuse process with substance — tap to centre the map on it Schools teach poor students to confuse process with substance
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Ivan Illich — holds since c. 1971 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learning faster than normal in education usually means covering fewer or shallower goals, not learning more efficiently. — tap to centre the map on it Learning faster than normal in education usually means covering fewer or shallower goals, not learning more efficiently. Last stated 2 months ago
16 Sept 2026
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Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making children use their minds poorly may make their minds less useful to them — tap to centre the map on it Making children use their minds poorly may make their minds less useful to them
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John Holt — holds since c. 1964 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost all of education is organised around knowledge and skills, which are exactly the part that does not last. — tap to centre the map on it Almost all of education is organised around knowledge and skills, which are exactly the part that does not last. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Jul 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A 'Low Data Mode' setting being available to web developers via a JavaScript API would be great. — tap to centre the map on it A 'Low Data Mode' setting being available to web developers via a JavaScript API would be great. Last stated a year ago
11 Jul 2025
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Christian Oliff — holds since 2025-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
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Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. — tap to centre the map on it A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. 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 programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it. Last stated 8 years ago
9 Apr 2019
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2019-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start. 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: Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer. — tap to centre the map on it Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer. 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 theme system's styles should be low-specificity rather than targeted directly at specific elements. — tap to centre the map on it A theme system's styles should be low-specificity rather than targeted directly at specific elements. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Animation libraries that only wrap built-in CSS transitions and keyframes are not worth using, because they add main-thread work and bundle size and offer nothing new — tap to centre the map on it Animation libraries that only wrap built-in CSS transitions and keyframes are not worth using, because they add main-thread work and bundle size and offer nothing new Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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Josh Comeau — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Attribute behavior that depends on CSS layout size rather than an element's natural or declared size is a design trap web authors should avoid relying on. — tap to centre the map on it Attribute behavior that depends on CSS layout size rather than an element's natural or declared size is a design trap web authors should avoid relying on. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
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Terence Eden — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are