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Read this korrent: Designers should find what the spec should be and build it in HTML and CSS themselves, not make a product manager's spec look pretty.
Designers should find what the spec should be and build it in HTML and CSS themselves, not make a product manager's spec look pretty.
Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Attribute behavior that depends on CSS layout size rather than an element's natural or declared size is a design trap web authors should avoid relying on. — tap to centre the map on it
Attribute behavior that depends on CSS layout size rather than an element's natural or declared size is a design trap web authors should avoid relying on.
Last stated a month ago
14 Sept 2026
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Terence Eden — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Front-end is, at the end of the day, CSS and JavaScript, and Claude (Opus in particular) and Composer are really great at it. — tap to centre the map on it
Front-end is, at the end of the day, CSS and JavaScript, and Claude (Opus in particular) and Composer are really great at it.
Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many well-paid software engineers fail to appreciate or understand the CSS cascade. — tap to centre the map on it
Many well-paid software engineers fail to appreciate or understand the CSS cascade.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
DR
Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own. — tap to centre the map on it
Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own.
Last stated 5 months ago
15 May 2026
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Julia Evans — holds since 2018-11-01 — tap for who they are
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Julia Evans — no longer holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together. — tap to centre the map on it
AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together.
Last stated a year ago
20 Oct 2025
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Frank Chimero — holds since 2025-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has made individuals capable enough that the boundaries between engineer, designer, researcher and product manager should be dissolved. — tap to centre the map on it
AI has made individuals capable enough that the boundaries between engineer, designer, researcher and product manager should be dissolved.
Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI prototyping ends the era of product managers asking designers to draw an idea, which frees designers for deeper work and lets anyone join the first conversation. — tap to centre the map on it
AI prototyping ends the era of product managers asking designers to draw an idea, which frees designers for deeper work and lets anyone join the first conversation.
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: Deciding what software should do and why is still a human job: vibe coding changes the implementation phase far more than the planning phase. — tap to centre the map on it
Deciding what software should do and why is still a human job: vibe coding changes the implementation phase far more than the planning phase.
Last stated 2 years ago
7 Mar 2025
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Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2025-03-07 — 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 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — 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 6 months ago
21 Apr 2026
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Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
4 Oct 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
TU
Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
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Designers should find what the spec should be and build it in HTML and CSS themselves, not make a product manager's spec look pretty.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
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Same subject: CSS, design
Attribute behavior that depends on CSS layout size rather than an element's natural or declared size is a design trap web authors should avoid relying on.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Terence Eden
Same subject: CSS
Front-end is, at the end of the day, CSS and JavaScript, and Claude (Opus in particular) and Composer are really great at it.
Last stated 26 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Andy Madrick
Same subject: CSS
Many well-paid software engineers fail to appreciate or understand the CSS cascade.
Last stated 17 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Dave Rupert
Same subject: CSS
Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own.
Last stated 15 May 2026 · 5 months ago
No longer holds Julia Evans
Same subject: design, product management
AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together.
Last stated 20 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Frank Chimero
Same subject: design, product management
AI has made individuals capable enough that the boundaries between engineer, designer, researcher and product manager should be dissolved.
Last stated 21 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: design, product management
AI prototyping ends the era of product managers asking designers to draw an idea, which frees designers for deeper work and lets anyone join the first conversation.
Last stated 16 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Dylan Field
Same subject: design, product management
Deciding what software should do and why is still a human job: vibe coding changes the implementation phase far more than the planning phase.
Last stated 7 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Jakob Nielsen
Same subject: simplicity
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 29 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Same subject: simplicity
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 17 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Adam Wiggins
Same subject: simplicity
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Same subject: taste
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 21 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Brandon Jacoby
Same subject: taste
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 4 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: taste
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds George Saunders
Same subject: creativity
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds Isaac Asimov
Same subject: creativity
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 8 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Daniel Dennett
Same subject: creativity
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Last stated 6 Nov 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Tim Urban