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code generation 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: Each new version of a product should aim to be a little simpler in fundamental ways than the last, even if it has more features. Each new version of a product should aim to be a little simpler in fundamental ways than the last, even if it has more features. Last stated 8 months ago
15 Feb 2026
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Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model can produce version two of a product that already exists, but the genuinely new version one still has to be made by people. — tap to centre the map on it A model can produce version two of a product that already exists, but the genuinely new version one still has to be made by people. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The first version of a product is usually not great. — tap to centre the map on it The first version of a product is usually not great. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is better not to spend time crafting the exact perfect solution until you know it works; getting an early version you can play with in the product is a really good milestone. — tap to centre the map on it It is better not to spend time crafting the exact perfect solution until you know it works; getting an early version you can play with in the product is a really good milestone. Last stated 7 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is now faster to build three versions of something and try them out. — tap to centre the map on it It is now faster to build three versions of something and try them out. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A revised version of an established product is usually just different from the original, not actually better. — tap to centre the map on it A revised version of an established product is usually just different from the original, not actually better. Last stated 2 months ago
5 Sept 2026
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Steve Huff — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In terms of full functionality, things can be a little simpler than they are now; not every idea is good or necessary, and sometimes adding it is worse. — tap to centre the map on it In terms of full functionality, things can be a little simpler than they are now; not every idea is good or necessary, and sometimes adding it is worse. Last stated 4 months ago
8 Jul 2026
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Meaghan Choi — holds since 2026-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has made it cheap to build the features that were never worth building, so shipping a new feature every day can make a product worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it AI has made it cheap to build the features that were never worth building, so shipping a new feature every day can make a product worse rather than better. Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Newer model releases have got worse at producing text that is actually pleasant to read and understand. — tap to centre the map on it Newer model releases have got worse at producing text that is actually pleasant to read and understand. Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes Last stated 14 years ago
15 Jun 2012
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
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Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. 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: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. Last stated 6 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — 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 badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are