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TypeScript 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: CommonJS is harder to statically analyze than ES Modules and its synchronous module loading is less efficient at runtime. CommonJS is harder to statically analyze than ES Modules and its synchronous module loading is less efficient at runtime. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NPM and NodeJS should do more to make it easy to use ES Modules. — tap to centre the map on it NPM and NodeJS should do more to make it easy to use ES Modules. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: New JavaScript projects should default to ES Modules (type=module) rather than CommonJS. — tap to centre the map on it New JavaScript projects should default to ES Modules (type=module) rather than CommonJS. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: TypeScript's type annotations cost more in friction than they return in safety, and a front-end framework is better off written in plain JavaScript. — tap to centre the map on it TypeScript's type annotations cost more in friction than they return in safety, and a front-end framework is better off written in plain JavaScript. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Sept 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Is the page loaded?" was never a real question, and web performance only became measurable once it was broken into the distinct moments a user actually notices. — tap to centre the map on it "Is the page loaded?" was never a real question, and web performance only became measurable once it was broken into the distinct moments a user actually notices. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Optimize it later" would be safe advice only if every engineer already knew how to avoid the architectural mistakes that no later optimization can remove. — tap to centre the map on it "Optimize it later" would be safe advice only if every engineer already knew how to avoid the architectural mistakes that no later optimization can remove. Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A 300-millisecond response budget is not an achievement but an admission: 300 milliseconds is an eternity in computing, and a product pitching it shows how far the bar has fallen. — tap to centre the map on it A 300-millisecond response budget is not an achievement but an admission: 300 milliseconds is an eternity in computing, and a product pitching it shows how far the bar has fallen. Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Layering a static type system atop a dynamic one, capable of proving the dynamic checks redundant, combines the flexibility of dynamic typing with the performance of static typing. — tap to centre the map on it Layering a static type system atop a dynamic one, capable of proving the dynamic checks redundant, combines the flexibility of dynamic typing with the performance of static typing. Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Jamie Brandon — holds since 2026-04-22 — 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 7 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 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 profiler measures time already spent in an operation, not how much time would be saved by optimizing it. — tap to centre the map on it A profiler measures time already spent in an operation, not how much time would be saved by optimizing it. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Dec 2023
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Nelson Elhage — holds since 2023-12-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tool's speed comes primarily from its design decisions rather than the programming language it is written in. — tap to centre the map on it A tool's speed comes primarily from its design decisions rather than the programming language it is written in. Last stated 9 months ago
29 Dec 2025
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Aaron Patterson — holds since 2025-12-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Monitoring tools that do periodic work can themselves cause the latency outliers they were installed to diagnose. — tap to centre the map on it Monitoring tools that do periodic work can themselves cause the latency outliers they were installed to diagnose. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are