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← Honesty is the best policy because it performs best over time, not because it always feels good.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 3 Aug 2012 to 15 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under code generation code generation Everything filed under language learning language learning Everything filed under software quality software quality Everything filed under design design Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Honesty is the best policy because it performs best over time, not because it always feels good. Honesty is the best policy because itperforms best over time, not because italways feels good. Last stated a year ago 23 Oct 2025 AB Andrew Bosworth — holds since 2025-10-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being honest earlier is always better than being honest later. — tap to centre the map on it Being honest earlier is alwaysbetter than being honest later. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 AH Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: People persist with the method they enjoy rather than the one that is supposed to be best, and that is what decides the outcome. — tap to centre the map on it People persist with the method theyenjoy rather than the one that issupposed to be best, and that iswhat decides the outcome. Last stated 6 years ago 9 Sept 2020 LL Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is still at its best when it can reuse great components rather than regenerating them every time from first principles. — tap to centre the map on it AI is still at its best when it canreuse great components rather thanregenerating them every time fromfirst principles. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 GR Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Setting a rough direction and course-correcting as you go is the most honest way to get somewhere good, because you know more about things the closer they are. — tap to centre the map on it Setting a rough direction andcourse-correcting as you go is themost honest way to get somewheregood, because you know more aboutthings the closer they are. Last stated 8 months ago 15 Feb 2026 JF Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good design is honest: it does not make a product seem more innovative, powerful or valuable than it is, and does not manipulate with promises that cannot be kept. — tap to centre the map on it Good design is honest: it does notmake a product seem more innovative,powerful or valuable than it is, anddoes not manipulate with promisesthat cannot be kept. Last stated 14 years ago by 3 Aug 2012 DR Dieter Rams — holds since 2012-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Do your best regularly and the results will be about what they should be — tap to centre the map on it Do your best regularly and theresults will be about what theyshould be JW John Wooden — holds since c. 2001 — tap for who they are Same subject: Under uncertainty, the best decision is the one that preserves the most future options. — tap to centre the map on it Under uncertainty, the best decisionis the one that preserves the mostfuture options. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Apr 2024 CH Chip Huyen — holds since 2024-04-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: On almost any metric, the past was not a better time to be alive. — tap to centre the map on it On almost any metric, the past wasnot a better time to be alive. Last stated 3 years ago 8 Dec 2023 AD Annie Duke — holds since 2023-12-08 — 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 anycodebase from one programminglanguage to another, work that usedto take a team over a year. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 BC 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 backgroundhelps developers spot algorithmicweaknesses and flaws in generatedcode. Last stated 2 weeks ago 15 Oct 2026 AT Adam Tornhill — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agentic AI is becoming almost as big a CPU story as a GPU story. — tap to centre the map on it Agentic AI is becoming almost as biga CPU story as a GPU story. Last stated 6 months ago 24 Apr 2026 AJ Andy Jassy — holds since 2026-04-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. — tap to centre the map on it A beginner cannot learn frommaterial made for native speakers:at the start, authentic media isnoise. Last stated 3 months ago by 20 Jul 2026 SK Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. — tap to centre the map on it A language is a set of skills to bebuilt, not a body of facts to beknown. Last stated 5 years ago 19 Aug 2021 LL Luca Lampariello — holds since 2021-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured. — tap to centre the map on it A method you hate will end inburnout however well it works forother people, so it should beabandoned rather than endured. Last stated 6 years ago 9 Sept 2020 LL Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — 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 inan age of abundance will be shitty,and shitty software is easy to dealwith because it goes away. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 GT Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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 aweekend returns work that is halfgood, a quarter garbage and aquarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago 18 Aug 2025 CB Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. — tap to centre the map on it A developer using AI coding toolsremains responsible for reviewingthe code they ship. Last stated 8 months ago 10 Mar 2026 JS Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Honesty is the best policy because it performs best over time, not because it always feels good. Last stated 23 Oct 2025 · a year ago Holds Andrew Bosworth Read this korrent →