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taste In tension 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: He builds the code base to be easy for an agent to navigate, not to be perfect for himself, down to keeping the names the model picks. He builds the code base to be easy for an agent to navigate, not to be perfect for himself, down to keeping the names the model picks. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
In tension: Overly prescriptive instructions make a coding agent worse, for the same reason a micromanaging boss makes a programmer worse. — tap to centre the map on it Overly prescriptive instructions make a coding agent worse, for the same reason a micromanaging boss makes a programmer worse. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What limits you with coding agents is your own skill at stringing them together, not the capability of the models. — tap to centre the map on it What limits you with coding agents is your own skill at stringing them together, not the capability of the models. Last stated 7 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The code today’s models and agents write is very hard to follow: you get better performance without knowing why, and no way to fix it when it breaks. — tap to centre the map on it The code today’s models and agents write is very hard to follow: you get better performance without knowing why, and no way to fix it when it breaks. Last stated 3 months ago
19 Jul 2026
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Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working with coding agents is a skill you learn like an instrument; judging the tools after one try is like calling a piano bad after one go. — tap to centre the map on it Working with coding agents is a skill you learn like an instrument; judging the tools after one try is like calling a piano bad after one go. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Maintaining a duplicate set of prototype code is no burden for an agent; agents are incredibly good translators between code conventions. — tap to centre the map on it Maintaining a duplicate set of prototype code is no burden for an agent; agents are incredibly good translators between code conventions. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Patrick Morgan — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coding is the first job AI took because coding has always been text, which is the one thing these models are built to process. — tap to centre the map on it Coding is the first job AI took because coding has always been text, which is the one thing these models are built to process. Last stated a year ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on. — tap to centre the map on it A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When agents do the building, the scarce skill is taste: choosing which problem is worth the time at all. — tap to centre the map on it When agents do the building, the scarce skill is taste: choosing which problem is worth the time at all. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jul 2026
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Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agentic code review raises the floor but cannot be trusted, because the model reading the code is the same model that wrote it, and it will tell you the code is great. — tap to centre the map on it Agentic code review raises the floor but cannot be trusted, because the model reading the code is the same model that wrote it, and it will tell you the code is great. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — 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 5 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction — tap to centre the map on it A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Craig Hockenberry — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do. 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 story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it. — tap to centre the map on it A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Aug 2026
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Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-08-30 — 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 4 weeks ago
23 Sept 2026
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Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feature added to a codebase is extremely difficult to remove once other code is built on top of it. — tap to centre the map on it A feature added to a codebase is extremely difficult to remove once other code is built on top of it. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
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He builds the code base to be easy for an agent to navigate, not to be perfect for himself, down to keeping the names the model picks.
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Overly prescriptive instructions make a coding agent worse, for the same reason a micromanaging boss makes a programmer worse.
Holds
What limits you with coding agents is your own skill at stringing them together, not the capability of the models.
Holds
The code today’s models and agents write is very hard to follow: you get better performance without knowing why, and no way to fix it when it breaks.
Holds
Working with coding agents is a skill you learn like an instrument; judging the tools after one try is like calling a piano bad after one go.
Holds
Maintaining a duplicate set of prototype code is no burden for an agent; agents are incredibly good translators between code conventions.
Holds
Coding is the first job AI took because coding has always been text, which is the one thing these models are built to process.
Holds
A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on.
Holds
When agents do the building, the scarce skill is taste: choosing which problem is worth the time at all.
Holds
Agentic code review raises the floor but cannot be trusted, because the model reading the code is the same model that wrote it, and it will tell you the code is great.
Holds
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.
Holds
A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Holds
A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction
Holds
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do.
Holds
A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it.
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 feature added to a codebase is extremely difficult to remove once other code is built on top of it.
Holds