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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 3 Jan 2005 to 14 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about education .
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3 Jan 2005
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Kathy Sierra — holds since 2005-01-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Needing grades to make students pay attention is evidence that the class is boring, not that students do not care about learning. — tap to centre the map on it Needing grades to make students pay attention is evidence that the class is boring, not that students do not care about learning. Last stated 3 years ago
16 May 2023
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In choosing what to learn, who is teaching it matters more than what it is, because your existing interests are fairly arbitrary and a good educator is not. — tap to centre the map on it In choosing what to learn, who is teaching it matters more than what it is, because your existing interests are fairly arbitrary and a good educator is not. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Parents and teachers are not trustworthy judges of how intelligent a young person is. — tap to centre the map on it Parents and teachers are not trustworthy judges of how intelligent a young person is. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Feb 2025
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong. Last stated 3 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When students know a teacher cannot easily monitor their work, they conclude the work doesn't matter and disengage from it. — tap to centre the map on it When students know a teacher cannot easily monitor their work, they conclude the work doesn't matter and disengage from it. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Teaching often rewards getting a technique out of a student rather than helping the student become more fully themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Teaching often rewards getting a technique out of a student rather than helping the student become more fully themselves. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learning a technical skill turns less on memorising its parts than on accepting that you will feel stupid and carrying on anyway. — tap to centre the map on it Learning a technical skill turns less on memorising its parts than on accepting that you will feel stupid and carrying on anyway. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Jul 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Denying students AI because you fear they will cheat is its own harm, as bad as letting the tool take their motivation away. — tap to centre the map on it Denying students AI because you fear they will cheat is its own harm, as bad as letting the tool take their motivation away. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A 'Low Data Mode' setting being available to web developers via a JavaScript API would be great. — tap to centre the map on it A 'Low Data Mode' setting being available to web developers via a JavaScript API would be great. Last stated a year ago
11 Jul 2025
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Christian Oliff — holds since 2025-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
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Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. — tap to centre the map on it A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. 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 programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it. Last stated 8 years ago
9 Apr 2019
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2019-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start. 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: Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer. — tap to centre the map on it Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer. 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 theme system's styles should be low-specificity rather than targeted directly at specific elements. — tap to centre the map on it A theme system's styles should be low-specificity rather than targeted directly at specific elements. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
DR
Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Animation libraries that only wrap built-in CSS transitions and keyframes are not worth using, because they add main-thread work and bundle size and offer nothing new — tap to centre the map on it Animation libraries that only wrap built-in CSS transitions and keyframes are not worth using, because they add main-thread work and bundle size and offer nothing new Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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Josh Comeau — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Attribute behavior that depends on CSS layout size rather than an element's natural or declared size is a design trap web authors should avoid relying on. — tap to centre the map on it Attribute behavior that depends on CSS layout size rather than an element's natural or declared size is a design trap web authors should avoid relying on. Last stated a month ago
14 Sept 2026
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Terence Eden — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
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Instructors should focus on making students smarter rather than proving their own expertise.
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Needing grades to make students pay attention is evidence that the class is boring, not that students do not care about learning.
Holds
In choosing what to learn, who is teaching it matters more than what it is, because your existing interests are fairly arbitrary and a good educator is not.
Holds
Parents and teachers are not trustworthy judges of how intelligent a young person is.
Holds
Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong.
Holds
When students know a teacher cannot easily monitor their work, they conclude the work doesn't matter and disengage from it.
Holds
Teaching often rewards getting a technique out of a student rather than helping the student become more fully themselves.
Holds
Learning a technical skill turns less on memorising its parts than on accepting that you will feel stupid and carrying on anyway.
Holds
Denying students AI because you fear they will cheat is its own harm, as bad as letting the tool take their motivation away.
Holds
A 'Low Data Mode' setting being available to web developers via a JavaScript API would be great.
Holds
A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way.
Holds
A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come.
Holds
A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it.
Holds
A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start.
Holds
Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer.
Holds
A theme system's styles should be low-specificity rather than targeted directly at specific elements.
Holds
Animation libraries that only wrap built-in CSS transitions and keyframes are not worth using, because they add main-thread work and bundle size and offer nothing new
Holds
Attribute behavior that depends on CSS layout size rather than an element's natural or declared size is a design trap web authors should avoid relying on.
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