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developer tools 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 Same subject Read this korrent: It is no longer an economically viable enterprise to have humans typing out lines of Ruby, Rust, or C++ because coding agents have become so good. It is no longer an economically viable enterprise to have humans typing out lines of Ruby, Rust, or C++ because coding agents have become so good. Last stated yesterday
6 Oct 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For a web developer Linux is simply better than the Mac: closer to what you deploy on, with phenomenal tooling and a reproducible setup. — tap to centre the map on it For a web developer Linux is simply better than the Mac: closer to what you deploy on, with phenomenal tooling and a reproducible setup. Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rails is having a renaissance because it is one of the most token-efficient ways to build a web app, which suits agents, for as long as that lasts. — tap to centre the map on it Rails is having a renaissance because it is one of the most token-efficient ways to build a web app, which suits agents, for as long as that lasts. Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ruby is a luxury language, the Coco Chanel of programming, and 99% of web applications can afford it because their real cost is people, not CPU. — tap to centre the map on it Ruby is a luxury language, the Coco Chanel of programming, and 99% of web applications can afford it because their real cost is people, not CPU. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ruby is probably his forever language, and he still tries new languages to widen the aperture. — tap to centre the map on it Ruby is probably his forever language, and he still tries new languages to widen the aperture. Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ruby must never get static typing: dynamic duck typing is the essence of what makes Ruby Ruby. — tap to centre the map on it Ruby must never get static typing: dynamic duck typing is the essence of what makes Ruby Ruby. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-18 — tap for who they are
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ruby's design rests on trust in programmers' unlimited capacity to learn, the opposite of Java's dark view of them as fools to be sandboxed. — tap to centre the map on it Ruby's design rests on trust in programmers' unlimited capacity to learn, the opposite of Java's dark view of them as fools to be sandboxed. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The joy of a programmer is to type the code himself; promoting yourself out of that makes you a project manager of a murder of AI crows. — tap to centre the map on it The joy of a programmer is to type the code himself; promoting yourself out of that makes you a project manager of a murder of AI crows. Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
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David Heinemeier Hansson — no longer holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The programming language is now English, and it is a more beautiful one than Ruby. — tap to centre the map on it The programming language is now English, and it is a more beautiful one than Ruby. Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 a month 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 a month ago
30 Aug 2026
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Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-08-30 — 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 a month ago
31 Aug 2026
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Craig Hockenberry — holds since 2026-08-31 — 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 2 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 a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta. — tap to centre the map on it A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
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Jason Snell — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
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It is no longer an economically viable enterprise to have humans typing out lines of Ruby, Rust, or C++ because coding agents have become so good.
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For a web developer Linux is simply better than the Mac: closer to what you deploy on, with phenomenal tooling and a reproducible setup.
Holds
Rails is having a renaissance because it is one of the most token-efficient ways to build a web app, which suits agents, for as long as that lasts.
Holds
Ruby is a luxury language, the Coco Chanel of programming, and 99% of web applications can afford it because their real cost is people, not CPU.
Holds
Ruby is probably his forever language, and he still tries new languages to widen the aperture.
Holds
Ruby must never get static typing: dynamic duck typing is the essence of what makes Ruby Ruby.
Holds
Ruby's design rests on trust in programmers' unlimited capacity to learn, the opposite of Java's dark view of them as fools to be sandboxed.
Holds
The joy of a programmer is to type the code himself; promoting yourself out of that makes you a project manager of a murder of AI crows.
No longer holds
The programming language is now English, and it is a more beautiful one than Ruby.
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
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
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
A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta.
Holds