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developer tools Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Coding agents like Claude Code and Codex do not work well enough to be a net help in writing a codebase like nanochat. Coding agents like Claude Code and Codex do not work well enough to be a net help in writing a codebase like nanochat. Last stated 9 months ago
26 Jan 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-13 — tap for who they are
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Andrej Karpathy — no longer holds since 2026-01-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coding agents should read the shared AGENTS.md convention; insisting on a tool-specific CLAUDE.md creates split-brain problems across a team. — tap to centre the map on it Coding agents should read the shared AGENTS.md convention; insisting on a tool-specific CLAUDE.md creates split-brain problems across a team. Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Directing AI coding agents well means taking on the role of a project leader like Linus Torvalds rather than reviewing every line. — tap to centre the map on it Directing AI coding agents well means taking on the role of a project leader like Linus Torvalds rather than reviewing every line. Last stated 3 months ago
25 Jul 2026
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Salvatore Sanfilippo — holds since 2026-07-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being rude to a language model makes it perform worse. — tap to centre the map on it Being rude to a language model makes it perform worse. Last stated 9 months ago
22 Jan 2026
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Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Build for the model six months from now, not the model of today. — tap to centre the map on it Build for the model six months from now, not the model of today. Last stated 8 months ago
25 Feb 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-02-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Frontier AI models are consolidating into an oligopoly held by a small number of large players. — tap to centre the map on it Frontier AI models are consolidating into an oligopoly held by a small number of large players. Last stated 3 years ago
21 Feb 2024
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Elad Gil — holds since 2024-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: New AI-first applications will emerge in 2024, shifting the focus up the stack. — tap to centre the map on it New AI-first applications will emerge in 2024, shifting the focus up the stack. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Jan 2024
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Fred Wilson — holds since 2024-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Practices that make an LLM's work easier to evaluate also tend to benefit the human developers working alongside it. — tap to centre the map on it Practices that make an LLM's work easier to evaluate also tend to benefit the human developers working alongside it. Last stated 9 months ago
27 Jan 2026
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Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Studies showing a language model behaving badly prove nothing, because the model was asked to produce that behaviour. — tap to centre the map on it Studies showing a language model behaving badly prove nothing, because the model was asked to produce that behaviour. Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. — tap to centre the map on it A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. 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: A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction — tap to centre the map on it A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Craig Hockenberry — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. — tap to centre the map on it "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. Last stated 4 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. — tap to centre the map on it A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
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Coding agents like Claude Code and Codex do not work well enough to be a net help in writing a codebase like nanochat.
No longer holds Read this korrent →
Coding agents should read the shared AGENTS.md convention; insisting on a tool-specific CLAUDE.md creates split-brain problems across a team.
Holds
Directing AI coding agents well means taking on the role of a project leader like Linus Torvalds rather than reviewing every line.
Holds
Being rude to a language model makes it perform worse.
Holds
Build for the model six months from now, not the model of today.
Holds
Frontier AI models are consolidating into an oligopoly held by a small number of large players.
Holds
New AI-first applications will emerge in 2024, shifting the focus up the stack.
Holds
Practices that make an LLM's work easier to evaluate also tend to benefit the human developers working alongside it.
Holds
Studies showing a language model behaving badly prove nothing, because the model was asked to produce that behaviour.
Holds
A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach.
Holds
A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Holds
A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction
Holds
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Holds
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Holds
A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from.
Holds
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Holds