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by 26 May 2019
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John MacFarlane — holds since 2019-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Markdown is terrible because it has no standard and no two converters agree. — tap to centre the map on it Markdown is terrible because it has no standard and no two converters agree. Last stated 11 years ago
21 Mar 2016
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Joe Armstrong — holds since 2016-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The cost of moving existing systems to a new light markup language outweighs the burden of Markdown backwards compatibility. — tap to centre the map on it The cost of moving existing systems to a new light markup language outweighs the burden of Markdown backwards compatibility. Last stated 7 years ago
by 26 May 2019
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John MacFarlane — holds since 2019-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hard part of verification is not proving the code correct but working out what the specification should say. — tap to centre the map on it The hard part of verification is not proving the code correct but working out what the specification should say. Last stated 8 years ago
21 Jan 2019
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2019-01-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Standardizing document or table tooling on HTML instead of PDF, LaTeX, or RTF removes most of the underlying complexity. — tap to centre the map on it Standardizing document or table tooling on HTML instead of PDF, LaTeX, or RTF removes most of the underlying complexity. Last stated 4 months ago
10 Jul 2026
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Yihui Xie — holds since 2026-07-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Programming becomes extremely difficult once the program, its input and its output must be beautiful, documented and correct. — tap to centre the map on it Programming becomes extremely difficult once the program, its input and its output must be beautiful, documented and correct. Last stated 13 years ago
7 Feb 2014
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Joe Armstrong — holds since 2014-02-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies waste their time hiring many specialists to own every area when that expertise can be deployed horizontally through Markdown files. — tap to centre the map on it Companies waste their time hiring many specialists to own every area when that expertise can be deployed horizontally through Markdown files. Last stated 2 days ago
3 Nov 2026
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Derek Briggs — holds since 2026-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Claude's hack of adding everything to git and then diffing it is definitely an option but very heavy-handed. — tap to centre the map on it Claude's hack of adding everything to git and then diffing it is definitely an option but very heavy-handed. Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
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Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Archaic line-ending conversion features in tools have caused far more harm than good over the years. — tap to centre the map on it Archaic line-ending conversion features in tools have caused far more harm than good over the years. Last stated 3 weeks ago
13 Oct 2026
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Chris Wellons — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — 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 Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint — tap to centre the map on it A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint
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Anna Julia Cooper — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated a year ago
22 Oct 2025
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Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works. — tap to centre the map on it A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works. Last stated 2 years ago
24 Oct 2024
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Waqas Younas — holds since 2024-10-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 95 percent of the software made in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away. — tap to centre the map on it 95 percent of the software made in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away. Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
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Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bug live for one day is better than an app stuck in review for two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it A bug live for one day is better than an app stuck in review for two weeks. Last stated 17 years ago
24 Aug 2009
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Joe Hewitt — holds since 2009-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
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Faithfulness to the original Markdown has made the CommonMark spec very complicated.
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Markdown is terrible because it has no standard and no two converters agree.
Holds
The cost of moving existing systems to a new light markup language outweighs the burden of Markdown backwards compatibility.
Holds
The hard part of verification is not proving the code correct but working out what the specification should say.
Holds
Standardizing document or table tooling on HTML instead of PDF, LaTeX, or RTF removes most of the underlying complexity.
Holds
Programming becomes extremely difficult once the program, its input and its output must be beautiful, documented and correct.
Holds
Companies waste their time hiring many specialists to own every area when that expertise can be deployed horizontally through Markdown files.
Holds
Claude's hack of adding everything to git and then diffing it is definitely an option but very heavy-handed.
Holds
Archaic line-ending conversion features in tools have caused far more harm than good over the years.
Holds
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Holds
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
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 Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint
Last stated c. 1892
Holds
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Holds
A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works.
Holds
95 percent of the software made in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away.
Holds
A bug live for one day is better than an app stuck in review for two weeks.
Holds
A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair.
Holds