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17 Apr 2025
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Rodney Brooks — holds since 2025-04-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Repeated rewrites are the correct answer under fast growth, because a system specified to scale forever would take so long to build that the company would die before it shipped. — tap to centre the map on it Repeated rewrites are the correct answer under fast growth, because a system specified to scale forever would take so long to build that the company would die before it shipped. Last stated 5 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new computer taking 42 minutes to become usable is unreasonable when the machine is a trillion times faster than what went to the moon; an operating system should install in one minute. — tap to centre the map on it A new computer taking 42 minutes to become usable is unreasonable when the machine is a trillion times faster than what went to the moon; an operating system should install in one minute. Last stated 2 weeks ago
25 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Distribution, not product-market fit, is the hard part of consumer technology, and almost nobody spends enough time on it. — tap to centre the map on it Distribution, not product-market fit, is the hard part of consumer technology, and almost nobody spends enough time on it. Last stated 4 months ago
26 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production. — tap to centre the map on it Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A thousand programmers build the kind of software a thousand people build; Basecamp could never come out of that, and the breakthroughs come from individuals and tiny teams. — tap to centre the map on it A thousand programmers build the kind of software a thousand people build; Basecamp could never come out of that, and the breakthroughs come from individuals and tiny teams. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The world is barely ready for this technology, and the people building it have a responsibility to prepare the world rather than only to ship. — tap to centre the map on it The world is barely ready for this technology, and the people building it have a responsibility to prepare the world rather than only to ship. Last stated a month ago
29 Jul 2026
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Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Semiconductor infrastructure has not kept up with AI's growth, and closing that gap needs capacity built in unconventional ways. — tap to centre the map on it Semiconductor infrastructure has not kept up with AI's growth, and closing that gap needs capacity built in unconventional ways. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We are still retrofitting the tools we already had onto workflows we have only imagined, instead of designing for how people will actually work with AI. — tap to centre the map on it We are still retrofitting the tools we already had onto workflows we have only imagined, instead of designing for how people will actually work with AI. Last stated 5 months ago
29 Mar 2026
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2026-03-29 — 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 3 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. — tap to centre the map on it A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention. — tap to centre the map on it A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Code and files generated by tools are pollution: hand-writing them is worth the effort because the bloat slows everything down for everyone. — tap to centre the map on it Code and files generated by tools are pollution: hand-writing them is worth the effort because the bloat slows everything down for everyone. Last stated 7 years ago
15 Oct 2019
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2019-10-15 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Deploying a new technology at scale takes decades, far longer than the people building it imagine.
Holds RB Rodney BrooksRead this korrent →
Repeated rewrites are the correct answer under fast growth, because a system specified to scale forever would take so long to build that the company would die before it shipped.
Holds TP Thuan Pham
A new computer taking 42 minutes to become usable is unreasonable when the machine is a trillion times faster than what went to the moon; an operating system should install in one minute.
Holds
Distribution, not product-market fit, is the hard part of consumer technology, and almost nobody spends enough time on it.
Holds ES Evan Spiegel
Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production.
Holds CM Charity Majors
A thousand programmers build the kind of software a thousand people build; Basecamp could never come out of that, and the breakthroughs come from individuals and tiny teams.
Holds
The world is barely ready for this technology, and the people building it have a responsibility to prepare the world rather than only to ship.
Holds AW Alexandr Wang
Semiconductor infrastructure has not kept up with AI's growth, and closing that gap needs capacity built in unconventional ways.
Holds LT Lip-Bu Tan
We are still retrofitting the tools we already had onto workflows we have only imagined, instead of designing for how people will actually work with AI.
Holds CH Chip Huyen
"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 AO Addy Osmani
"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 CM Casey Muratori
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 CM Casey Muratori
A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance.
Holds WL Will Larson
A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention.
Holds
A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline.
Holds JK Jeff Kaplan
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds
AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck.
Holds MK Martin Kleppmann
Code and files generated by tools are pollution: hand-writing them is worth the effort because the bloat slows everything down for everyone.
Holds