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coding agents 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: Directing agents is a different way of creating that requires a different part of the brain, and it could be argued to be less creative than making by hand. Directing agents is a different way of creating that requires a different part of the brain, and it could be argued to be less creative than making by hand. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Pablo Stanley — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Directing an AI will turn out to be like leading a team: too prescriptive stifles good ideas, too open-ended wastes time going the wrong way. — tap to centre the map on it Directing an AI will turn out to be like leading a team: too prescriptive stifles good ideas, too open-ended wastes time going the wrong way. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Managing agents is the same job as managing people: fix the outcome, work out what your resources are good at, and design the process. — tap to centre the map on it Managing agents is the same job as managing people: fix the outcome, work out what your resources are good at, and design the process. 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: At this point an agent without the human factor will not do anything by itself, and designers are directors, though that may change with more sophisticated AI and robots. — tap to centre the map on it At this point an agent without the human factor will not do anything by itself, and designers are directors, though that may change with more sophisticated AI and robots. Last stated a month ago
2 Sept 2026
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Evil Rabbit — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Directing a swarm of coding agents is a different, multi-threaded way of thinking that costs more cognitive load, and the engineers who make the switch have doubled their output. — tap to centre the map on it Directing a swarm of coding agents is a different, multi-threaded way of thinking that costs more cognitive load, and the engineers who make the switch have doubled their output. Last stated 6 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting a design system down, for example fewer size variants of a button, makes it more tightly scoped, which is a good thing when the consumer is an agent. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting a design system down, for example fewer size variants of a button, makes it more tightly scoped, which is a good thing when the consumer is an agent. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Nev Flynn — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Products should be designed with agents in mind, because a lot more agents will be doing the work for people and designers have to think that through. — tap to centre the map on it Products should be designed with agents in mind, because a lot more agents will be doing the work for people and designers have to think that through. Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents probably need to be grouped into bundles of activity rather than managed one by one. — tap to centre the map on it Agents probably need to be grouped into bundles of activity rather than managed one by one. Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Nan Yu — holds since 2026-09-10 — 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 2 months ago
25 Jul 2026
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Salvatore Sanfilippo — holds since 2026-07-25 — 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 system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — 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
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Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. Last stated a month ago
4 Sept 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Especially with AI now, anyone can arguably try, and non-technical people with the best ideas, taste, and grasp of the cultural zeitgeist can win. — tap to centre the map on it Especially with AI now, anyone can arguably try, and non-technical people with the best ideas, taste, and grasp of the cultural zeitgeist can win. Last stated 4 weeks ago
7 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In creative work there is a real benefit to not following the financial incentives, and to creating scarcity for the sake of quality rather than for its own sake. — tap to centre the map on it In creative work there is a real benefit to not following the financial incentives, and to creating scarcity for the sake of quality rather than for its own sake. Last stated 10 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
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Directing agents is a different way of creating that requires a different part of the brain, and it could be argued to be less creative than making by hand.
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Directing an AI will turn out to be like leading a team: too prescriptive stifles good ideas, too open-ended wastes time going the wrong way.
Holds
Managing agents is the same job as managing people: fix the outcome, work out what your resources are good at, and design the process.
Holds
At this point an agent without the human factor will not do anything by itself, and designers are directors, though that may change with more sophisticated AI and robots.
Holds
Directing a swarm of coding agents is a different, multi-threaded way of thinking that costs more cognitive load, and the engineers who make the switch have doubled their output.
Holds
Cutting a design system down, for example fewer size variants of a button, makes it more tightly scoped, which is a good thing when the consumer is an agent.
Holds
Products should be designed with agents in mind, because a lot more agents will be doing the work for people and designers have to think that through.
Holds
Agents probably need to be grouped into bundles of activity rather than managed one by one.
Holds
Directing AI coding agents well means taking on the role of a project leader like Linus Torvalds rather than reviewing every line.
Holds
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
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Holds
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Holds
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Holds
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Holds
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Holds
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Holds
Especially with AI now, anyone can arguably try, and non-technical people with the best ideas, taste, and grasp of the cultural zeitgeist can win.
Holds
In creative work there is a real benefit to not following the financial incentives, and to creating scarcity for the sake of quality rather than for its own sake.
Holds