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17 connected korrents · 13 moments on record from 17 Sept 2010 to 1 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: Get the whole work playable from beginning to end before polishing any part of it.
Get the whole work playable from beginning to end before polishing any part of it.
Last stated 4 years ago
14 Dec 2022
DY
Derek Yu — holds since 2022-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every project reaches the point where the code is a mess, so starting over to fix that only returns you to the same place later. — tap to centre the map on it
Every project reaches the point where the code is a mess, so starting over to fix that only returns you to the same place later.
Last stated 16 years ago
17 Sept 2010
DY
Derek Yu — holds since 2010-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aiming to make an objectively great work is the wrong goal; make the best you can now and treat it as one of many. — tap to centre the map on it
Aiming to make an objectively great work is the wrong goal; make the best you can now and treat it as one of many.
Last stated 4 years ago
14 Dec 2022
DY
Derek Yu — holds since 2022-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software should be allowed to be finished, the way a knife or an album is, and the customer who bought the old version should get to keep it. — tap to centre the map on it
Software should be allowed to be finished, the way a knife or an album is, and the customer who bought the old version should get to keep it.
Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The goal is not a better prompt but your own absence: arrange it once, hit go, and keep agents running for long stretches without you. — tap to centre the map on it
The goal is not a better prompt but your own absence: arrange it once, hit go, and keep agents running for long stretches without you.
Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
AK
Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Getting from a demo to a product is a march of nines, and each additional nine costs the same amount of work as the one before it. — tap to centre the map on it
Getting from a demo to a product is a march of nines, and each additional nine costs the same amount of work as the one before it.
Last stated 11 months ago
17 Oct 2025
AK
Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A project has not started until something exists that can be played; plans, documents, teams and art are not a start. — tap to centre the map on it
A project has not started until something exists that can be played; plans, documents, teams and art are not a start.
Last stated 16 years ago
17 Sept 2010
DY
Derek Yu — holds since 2010-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You cannot be an exceptional game designer without playing enormously, and a bad game teaches as much as a great one. — tap to centre the map on it
You cannot be an exceptional game designer without playing enormously, and a bad game teaches as much as a great one.
Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
JK
Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The right way to size a project is by the size of the projects you have already finished, not by how skilled you are. — tap to centre the map on it
The right way to size a project is by the size of the projects you have already finished, not by how skilled you are.
Last stated 4 years ago
14 Dec 2022
DY
Derek Yu — holds since 2022-12-14 — 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
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — 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 computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly. — tap to centre the map on it
A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
SK
Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents will increase the number of users of SaaS rather than get rid of it. — tap to centre the map on it
Agents will increase the number of users of SaaS rather than get rid of it.
Last stated 3 months ago
24 May 2026
DS
Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI companies are disrupting entire industries, causing a partial collapse of the traditional SaaS business model. — tap to centre the map on it
AI companies are disrupting entire industries, causing a partial collapse of the traditional SaaS business model.
Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-assisted ('vibe') coding has made it so easy to build competing SaaS apps that a plain, unremarkable SaaS product can no longer easily attract signups. — tap to centre the map on it
AI-assisted ('vibe') coding has made it so easy to build competing SaaS apps that a plain, unremarkable SaaS product can no longer easily attract signups.
Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 a month ago
26 Jul 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible. — tap to centre the map on it
Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible.
Last stated 3 years ago
16 Nov 2023
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — tap for who they are
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Get the whole work playable from beginning to end before polishing any part of it.
Last stated 14 Dec 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds DY Derek Yu
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Every project reaches the point where the code is a mess, so starting over to fix that only returns you to the same place later.
Last stated 17 Sept 2010 · 16 years ago
Holds DY Derek Yu
Similar wording
Aiming to make an objectively great work is the wrong goal; make the best you can now and treat it as one of many.
Last stated 14 Dec 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds DY Derek Yu
Similar wording
Software should be allowed to be finished, the way a knife or an album is, and the customer who bought the old version should get to keep it.
Last stated 26 Jul 2026 · a month ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
The goal is not a better prompt but your own absence: arrange it once, hit go, and keep agents running for long stretches without you.
Last stated 20 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Andrej Karpathy
Similar wording
Getting from a demo to a product is a march of nines, and each additional nine costs the same amount of work as the one before it.
Last stated 17 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Andrej Karpathy
Similar wording
A project has not started until something exists that can be played; plans, documents, teams and art are not a start.
Last stated 17 Sept 2010 · 16 years ago
Holds DY Derek Yu
Similar wording
You cannot be an exceptional game designer without playing enormously, and a bad game teaches as much as a great one.
Last stated 11 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds JK Jeff Kaplan
Similar wording
The right way to size a project is by the size of the projects you have already finished, not by how skilled you are.
Last stated 14 Dec 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds DY Derek Yu
Same subject: design
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 12 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Same subject: design
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 23 Mar 2025 · a year ago
Holds RV Rahul Vohra
Same subject: design
A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds SK Susan Kare
Same subject: SaaS
Agents will increase the number of users of SaaS rather than get rid of it.
Last stated 24 May 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds DS Dan Shipper
Same subject: SaaS
AI companies are disrupting entire industries, causing a partial collapse of the traditional SaaS business model.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 6 days ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Same subject: SaaS
AI-assisted ('vibe') coding has made it so easy to build competing SaaS apps that a plain, unremarkable SaaS product can no longer easily attract signups.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 6 days ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Same subject: simplicity
After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive.
Last stated 16 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds DF Dylan Field
Same subject: simplicity
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Last stated 26 Jul 2026 · a month ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: simplicity
Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible.
Last stated 16 Nov 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo