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11 Apr 2026
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Colin Percival — holds since 2026-04-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rust is hard to learn because its borrow-checking rules have so many exceptions that people internalize the wrong simplified rules. — tap to centre the map on it Rust is hard to learn because its borrow-checking rules have so many exceptions that people internalize the wrong simplified rules. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Jamie Brandon — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The specific rules taught as clean code are simply bad programming practices, and they get worse when you apply them together. — tap to centre the map on it The specific rules taught as clean code are simply bad programming practices, and they get worse when you apply them together. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Treating errors generically is a mistake that leads to fragile software, poor observability and worse experiences. — tap to centre the map on it Treating errors generically is a mistake that leads to fragile software, poor observability and worse experiences. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Feb 2025
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Dillon Mulroy — holds since 2025-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Programmer discipline is the wrong answer to software defects: the way to reduce them is to change the system so mistakes are harder to make and easier to catch. — tap to centre the map on it Programmer discipline is the wrong answer to software defects: the way to reduce them is to change the system so mistakes are harder to make and easier to catch. Last stated 9 years ago
5 Oct 2017
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2017-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Loops belong on codebase quality, not on shipping the features users want; we read all of the code, because program design is what decides whether a codebase stays changeable. — tap to centre the map on it Loops belong on codebase quality, not on shipping the features users want; we read all of the code, because program design is what decides whether a codebase stays changeable. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Unit tests alone give little confidence in a program, because the mistakes people actually make are not the conveniently unit-testable ones. — tap to centre the map on it Unit tests alone give little confidence in a program, because the mistakes people actually make are not the conveniently unit-testable ones. Last stated 9 years ago
5 Oct 2017
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2017-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. Last stated 9 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. — tap to centre the map on it A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
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Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — 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 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break. — tap to centre the map on it A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sense of achievement in software survives writing almost none of the code yourself. — tap to centre the map on it A sense of achievement in software survives writing almost none of the code yourself. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team can stop reading the code it ships, but only by first working out how its agents are to prove that what they wrote actually works. — tap to centre the map on it A team can stop reading the code it ships, but only by first working out how its agents are to prove that what they wrote actually works. Last stated 6 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
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Exceptions are an inherently poor way of handling errors because they make bugs harder to spot on casual code inspection.
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Rust is hard to learn because its borrow-checking rules have so many exceptions that people internalize the wrong simplified rules.
Holds
The specific rules taught as clean code are simply bad programming practices, and they get worse when you apply them together.
Holds
Treating errors generically is a mistake that leads to fragile software, poor observability and worse experiences.
Holds
Programmer discipline is the wrong answer to software defects: the way to reduce them is to change the system so mistakes are harder to make and easier to catch.
Holds
Loops belong on codebase quality, not on shipping the features users want; we read all of the code, because program design is what decides whether a codebase stays changeable.
Holds
Unit tests alone give little confidence in a program, because the mistakes people actually make are not the conveniently unit-testable ones.
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Holds
A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem.
Holds
A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold.
Holds
After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive.
Holds
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds
A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break.
Holds
A sense of achievement in software survives writing almost none of the code yourself.
Holds
A team can stop reading the code it ships, but only by first working out how its agents are to prove that what they wrote actually works.
Holds