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coding agents Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: If a hundred-times-more-productive engineer still works eight hours a day, the company captures all of the new value and the engineer none of it. If a hundred-times-more-productive engineer still works eight hours a day, the company captures all of the new value and the engineer none of it. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working with coding agents is exhausting rather than deskilling, and that exhaustion — not the technology — is what limits how many projects one engineer can run at once. — tap to centre the map on it Working with coding agents is exhausting rather than deskilling, and that exhaustion — not the… Last stated 6 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI tooling has not compressed the gap between great and average engineers: it is still two or three times, and for the same reasons as before — curiosity and appetite for the bleeding edge. — tap to centre the map on it AI tooling has not compressed the gap between great and average engineers: it is still two or three times, and for… Last stated 5 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually… Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A manager whose own code finishes every project is adding their value rather than multiplying the team’s. — tap to centre the map on it A manager whose own code finishes every project is adding their value rather than multiplying the team’s. Last stated 5 years ago
9 Oct 2021
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Camille Fournier — holds since 2021-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Engineers are hired to create business value rather than to program things, and the only goals are adding revenue and cutting costs. — tap to centre the map on it Engineers are hired to create business value rather than to program things, and the only goals are adding revenue and… Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What engineers will stay valuable for is being answerable for a system — the named person who decides what ships, what is blocked and what is deferred, whoever or whatever wrote the code. — tap to centre the map on it What engineers will stay valuable for is being answerable for a system — the named person who decides what… Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Within a year or two a strong engineer's token spend will rival their salary, and companies will have to cap it like any other resource. — tap to centre the map on it Within a year or two a strong engineer's token spend will rival their salary, and companies will have to cap it… Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Employing a maintainer inside a large company breaks down exactly when the project succeeds: the workload grows while its value to the employer stays flat. — tap to centre the map on it Employing a maintainer inside a large company breaks down exactly when the project succeeds: the workload grows… Last stated 4 years ago
2 Feb 2023
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2023-02-02 — tap for who they are