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AI and jobs 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: Freed from having to be professional and scalable, programming becomes a different activity, as cooking at home differs from a commercial kitchen. Freed from having to be professional and scalable, programming becomes a different activity, as cooking at home differs from a commercial kitchen. Last stated 7 years ago
by 29 Feb 2020
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Robin Sloan — holds since 2020-02-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Programming is fundamentally the practice of making tradeoffs about what matters and what doesn't. — tap to centre the map on it Programming is fundamentally the practice of making tradeoffs about what matters and what doesn't. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Feb 2024
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David Crawshaw — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Complex professional practice, including law, can be reduced to written playbooks that make its outcomes reproducible without requiring artisanal mastery. — tap to centre the map on it Complex professional practice, including law, can be reduced to written playbooks that make its outcomes reproducible without requiring artisanal mastery. Last stated 5 months ago
1 May 2026
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2026-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coding is a software-factory category that may end up bigger than knowledge work itself. — tap to centre the map on it Coding is a software-factory category that may end up bigger than knowledge work itself. Last stated 11 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Programming is essentially the craft of turning ambiguous ideas into precise, specific instructions. — tap to centre the map on it Programming is essentially the craft of turning ambiguous ideas into precise, specific instructions. Last stated 8 months ago
4 Feb 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The craft of writing code will disappear, while the craft of building software becomes more important than ever. — tap to centre the map on it The craft of writing code will disappear, while the craft of building software becomes more important than ever. Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Sept 2026
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Programming is mathematical work: it uses discrete mathematics rather than the continuous mathematics people picture when they say maths. — tap to centre the map on it Programming is mathematical work: it uses discrete mathematics rather than the continuous mathematics people picture when they say maths. Last stated 6 years ago
18 Jan 2021
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2021-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work. — tap to centre the map on it Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work. Last stated 3 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software development is separated from engineering by circumstance rather than essence, and most programmers could cross that gap without retraining. — tap to centre the map on it Software development is separated from engineering by circumstance rather than essence, and most programmers could cross that gap without retraining. Last stated 6 years ago
18 Jan 2021
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2021-01-18 — 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 2 weeks 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 a month 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 machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 11 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — 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 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — 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 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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Freed from having to be professional and scalable, programming becomes a different activity, as cooking at home differs from a commercial kitchen.
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Programming is fundamentally the practice of making tradeoffs about what matters and what doesn't.
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Complex professional practice, including law, can be reduced to written playbooks that make its outcomes reproducible without requiring artisanal mastery.
Holds
Coding is a software-factory category that may end up bigger than knowledge work itself.
Holds
Programming is essentially the craft of turning ambiguous ideas into precise, specific instructions.
Holds
The craft of writing code will disappear, while the craft of building software becomes more important than ever.
Holds
Programming is mathematical work: it uses discrete mathematics rather than the continuous mathematics people picture when they say maths.
Holds
Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work.
Holds
Software development is separated from engineering by circumstance rather than essence, and most programmers could cross that gap without retraining.
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 machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Holds
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Holds
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Holds
"I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out.
Holds
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.
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