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← Flaky or unrelated test failures in a codebase harm developer experience by causing frustration and fatigue.
14 connected korrents · 15 moments from 24 Jul 2021 to 3 Nov 2026.
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design 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: Flaky or unrelated test failures in a codebase harm developer experience by causing frustration and fatigue. Flaky or unrelated test failures in a codebase harm developer experience by causing frustration and fatigue. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Dec 2023
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Adam DeHaven — holds since 2023-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Buggy code usually causes outright test failures rather than being silently exercised inside tests that still pass. — tap to centre the map on it Buggy code usually causes outright test failures rather than being silently exercised inside tests that still pass. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Apr 2025
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Russ Cox — holds since 2025-04-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When code passed its tests only because of a bug in the platform underneath, that is the platform's fault, not the developer's. — tap to centre the map on it When code passed its tests only because of a bug in the platform underneath, that is the platform's fault, not the developer's. Last stated 5 years ago
19 Oct 2021
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Kenton Varda — holds since 2021-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Code that is difficult to test is a sign of other design problems. — tap to centre the map on it Code that is difficult to test is a sign of other design problems. Last stated 5 years ago
24 Jul 2021
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Marc Littlemore — holds since 2021-07-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The failure to identify codebase problems was a prompting problem. — tap to centre the map on it The failure to identify codebase problems was a prompting problem. Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Oct 2026
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Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Needing to mock code in tests often signals an underlying design problem that refactoring would fix. — tap to centre the map on it Needing to mock code in tests often signals an underlying design problem that refactoring would fix. Last stated 6 months ago
15 May 2026
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Yihui Xie — holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A codebase is the most important context an AI agent has, and letting many different models add to it without consistent patterns leads to trouble. — tap to centre the map on it A codebase is the most important context an AI agent has, and letting many different models add to it without consistent patterns leads to trouble. 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: A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year. — tap to centre the map on it A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year. Last stated 3 months ago
27 Jul 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A strong manual coding background helps developers spot algorithmic weaknesses and flaws in generated code. — tap to centre the map on it A strong manual coding background helps developers spot algorithmic weaknesses and flaws in generated code. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Oct 2026
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Adam Tornhill — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. Last stated 8 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A code-review agent works best with a clean context, sharing nothing with the coding agent beforehand. — tap to centre the map on it A code-review agent works best with a clean context, sharing nothing with the coding agent beforehand. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Walden Yan — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. Last stated 7 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding AI that integrates only with its own vendor's tools will be very limited compared with one that draws on all the tools you use. — tap to centre the map on it A coding AI that integrates only with its own vendor's tools will be very limited compared with one that draws on all the tools you use. Last stated 3 years ago
16 Mar 2024
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Quinn Slack — holds since 2024-03-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. — tap to centre the map on it A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. Last stated 6 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feature-rich native 'view source' option for debugging sites with iPadOS would be beneficial. — tap to centre the map on it A feature-rich native 'view source' option for debugging sites with iPadOS would be beneficial. Last stated a year ago
11 Jul 2025
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Christian Oliff — holds since 2025-07-11 — tap for who they are