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22 Apr 2026
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David Crawshaw — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Higher-level abstractions do not abolish low-level knowledge; they concentrate it in the smaller group of people who build the abstractions. — tap to centre the map on it Higher-level abstractions do not abolish low-level knowledge; they concentrate it in the smaller group of people who build the abstractions. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An abstraction chosen wrongly at the start means a team can never make its software great, however good that team is. — tap to centre the map on it An abstraction chosen wrongly at the start means a team can never make its software great, however good that team is. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: VMs are the wrong cloud abstraction because they bundle CPU and memory into fixed-size units. — tap to centre the map on it VMs are the wrong cloud abstraction because they bundle CPU and memory into fixed-size units. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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David Crawshaw — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Competition in the cloud requires avoiding proprietary setups — tap to centre the map on it Competition in the cloud requires avoiding proprietary setups Last stated 2 years ago
3 Oct 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When an abstraction turns out to be wrong, the fastest way forward is to inline it back into every caller and let the duplication show what the right one is. — tap to centre the map on it When an abstraction turns out to be wrong, the fastest way forward is to inline it back into every caller and let the duplication show what the right one is. Last stated 11 years ago
20 Jan 2016
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Sandi Metz — holds since 2016-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Parameters and conditional branches accumulating inside shared code are the diagnostic that the abstraction is wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Parameters and conditional branches accumulating inside shared code are the diagnostic that the abstraction is wrong. Last stated 11 years ago
20 Jan 2016
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Sandi Metz — holds since 2016-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The problems of a programming language cannot be cleanly separated from the problems of its ecosystem and tooling. — tap to centre the map on it The problems of a programming language cannot be cleanly separated from the problems of its ecosystem and tooling. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Pouria — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is a continuing worry that OpenAI's fundamental approach is fatally flawed and not focused on the right things. — tap to centre the map on it There is a continuing worry that OpenAI's fundamental approach is fatally flawed and not focused on the right things. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen. — tap to centre the map on it A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Aug 2024
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Devoney Looser — holds since 2024-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. Last stated 7 months ago
21 Apr 2026
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Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship. — tap to centre the map on it A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship. Last stated 3 years ago
13 Aug 2023
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Seth Dickinson — holds since 2023-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run a product and a project operating model at the same time. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run a product and a project operating model at the same time. Last stated a year ago
27 Oct 2025
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Petra Wille — holds since 2025-10-27 — tap for who they are