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19 Aug 2026
AO
Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The business is not building a great chip; it is accelerating an algorithm domain. — tap to centre the map on it The business is not building a great chip; it is accelerating an algorithm domain. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The biggest constraint on building AI products is people's ability to understand and absorb what they are given. — tap to centre the map on it The biggest constraint on building AI products is people's ability to understand and absorb what they are given. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
NY
Nan Yu — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The 'machine god' metaphor for AI is unhelpful and limits thinking about the technology. — tap to centre the map on it The 'machine god' metaphor for AI is unhelpful and limits thinking about the technology. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
BD
Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Spending most of the compute memorising the world in pre-training is brute force; what we want is a model that reasons the way a student sits an open-book exam. — tap to centre the map on it Spending most of the compute memorising the world in pre-training is brute force; what we want is a model that reasons the way a student sits an open-book exam. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
AS
Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With AI, work is moving up the layers of abstraction, but the more context someone has about how things work under the hood, the better equipped they are to debug and build resilient things. — tap to centre the map on it With AI, work is moving up the layers of abstraction, but the more context someone has about how things work under the hood, the better equipped they are to debug and build resilient things. Last stated 7 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Flora Guo — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Compute is not a market like phones, where demand is capped by how many buyers there are; intelligence is priced like energy, so the only real question is how much the world uses at a given price. — tap to centre the map on it Compute is not a market like phones, where demand is capped by how many buyers there are; intelligence is priced like energy, so the only real question is how much the world uses at a given price. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer. — tap to centre the map on it AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer. Last stated a year ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Compute may be built faster than the money borrowed to build it can be paid back. — tap to centre the map on it Compute may be built faster than the money borrowed to build it can be paid back. Last stated a week ago
16 Oct 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-16 — 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
AO
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 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
CM
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 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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
NE
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 10 months ago
29 Dec 2025
AP
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
BG
Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Compiler mechanisms that force a required optimization to occur, rather than relying on incidental compiler behavior, are a more robust way to write performance-sensitive code. — tap to centre the map on it Compiler mechanisms that force a required optimization to occur, rather than relying on incidental compiler behavior, are a more robust way to write performance-sensitive code. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Mar 2025
NE
Nelson Elhage — holds since 2025-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What clean-code polymorphism really costs you is not the virtual call but the optimizations the compiler can no longer perform once it cannot see what runs. — tap to centre the map on it What clean-code polymorphism really costs you is not the virtual call but the optimizations the compiler can no longer perform once it cannot see what runs. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
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Computing is an onion, and the more layers of it you can peel back and understand, the better you can build for the constrained machines real people are using.
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The business is not building a great chip; it is accelerating an algorithm domain.
Holds
The biggest constraint on building AI products is people's ability to understand and absorb what they are given.
Holds
The 'machine god' metaphor for AI is unhelpful and limits thinking about the technology.
Holds
Spending most of the compute memorising the world in pre-training is brute force; what we want is a model that reasons the way a student sits an open-book exam.
Holds
With AI, work is moving up the layers of abstraction, but the more context someone has about how things work under the hood, the better equipped they are to debug and build resilient things.
Holds
Compute is not a market like phones, where demand is capped by how many buyers there are; intelligence is priced like energy, so the only real question is how much the world uses at a given price.
Holds
AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer.
Holds
Compute may be built faster than the money borrowed to build it can be paid back.
Holds
"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.
Holds
"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.
Holds
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.
Holds
A profiler measures time already spent in an operation, not how much time would be saved by optimizing it.
Holds
A tool's speed comes primarily from its design decisions rather than the programming language it is written in.
Holds
Monitoring tools that do periodic work can themselves cause the latency outliers they were installed to diagnose.
Holds
Compiler mechanisms that force a required optimization to occur, rather than relying on incidental compiler behavior, are a more robust way to write performance-sensitive code.
Holds
What clean-code polymorphism really costs you is not the virtual call but the optimizations the compiler can no longer perform once it cannot see what runs.
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