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← It may be foolish to interview a programmer without looking at their code first.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 26 Feb 2007 to 23 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under code generation code generation Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under hiring hiring Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under software quality software quality Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: It may be foolish to interview a programmer without looking at their code first. It may be foolish to interview aprogrammer without looking at their codefirst. Last stated 20 years ago 26 Feb 2007 JA Jeff Atwood — holds since 2007-02-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: He does not read the boring parts of generated code, the data-shuffling and button alignment; what touches the database he reads and reviews. — tap to centre the map on it He does not read the boring parts ofgenerated code, the data-shufflingand button alignment; what touchesthe database he reads and reviews. Last stated 8 months ago 12 Feb 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: New interview formats are coming, but the transition away from the coding interview will be slower than most people think. — tap to centre the map on it New interview formats are coming,but the transition away from thecoding interview will be slower thanmost people think. Last stated 4 months ago 24 Jun 2026 NE NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Much of the wisdom programmers pass on to each other is nonsense that nobody ever tested, and refusing to be dogmatic about untested practice is what marks out a good engineer. — tap to centre the map on it Much of the wisdom programmers passon to each other is nonsense thatnobody ever tested, and refusing tobe dogmatic about untested practiceis what marks out a good engineer. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 CM Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: The coding interview has survived because companies have no idea how to evaluate candidates, and they probably never did. — tap to centre the map on it The coding interview has survivedbecause companies have no idea howto evaluate candidates, and theyprobably never did. Last stated 4 months ago 24 Jun 2026 NE NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many programmers now have less impact than they could because they spend their time reading and reviewing code. — tap to centre the map on it Many programmers now have lessimpact than they could because theyspend their time reading andreviewing code. Last stated 3 months ago 13 Jul 2026 SS Salvatore Sanfilippo — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: What trips up newcomers to Rust is not the code but the shape of their data. — tap to centre the map on it What trips up newcomers to Rust isnot the code but the shape of theirdata. Last stated 5 months ago 20 May 2026 AR Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A working programmer can fail to write bubble sort on a whiteboard and look code up on the internet all the time; riddles are not the job. — tap to centre the map on it A working programmer can fail towrite bubble sort on a whiteboardand look code up on the internet allthe time; riddles are not the job. Last stated 10 years ago 21 Feb 2017 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2017-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: The data-structures-and-algorithms interview never tested a skill that transfers to the job; what it tested was whether somebody can think. — tap to centre the map on it The data-structures-and-algorithmsinterview never tested a skill thattransfers to the job; what it testedwas whether somebody can think. Last stated 4 months ago 24 Jun 2026 NE NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — 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: Agents are the new compilers that compile intent into fast software. — tap to centre the map on it Agents are the new compilers thatcompile intent into fast software. Last stated 4 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 GR Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'lesssoftware': without the constraint ofscarce hours, even 37signals willlikely build too much. Last stated 3 months ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — 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 3 weeks 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 7 months ago 10 Mar 2026 JS Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email isevidence of a bad vendor, not of alimit of AI. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landingpage costs a product its audiencebefore the product itself is everjudged. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Aug 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre It may be foolish to interview a programmer without looking at their code first. Last stated 26 Feb 2007 · 20 years ago Holds Jeff Atwood Read this korrent →