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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 18 Sept 1895 to 15 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under software quality software quality Everything filed under design design Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under investing investing Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: It should not be possible for one simple error to cause widespread damage It should not be possible for one simpleerror to cause widespread damage DN Don Norman — holds since c. 1988–2013 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot be fully certain that any sufficiently complicated system will work as intended in production — tap to centre the map on it You cannot be fully certain that anysufficiently complicated system willwork as intended in production Last stated 2 years ago 30 Apr 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-04-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Failure is never a problem unless it is catastrophic. — tap to centre the map on it Failure is never a problem unless itis catastrophic. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Memory-safety bugs are not a skill problem: the mistakes are trivial and there are so many places to make one that even an excellent programmer will. — tap to centre the map on it Memory-safety bugs are not a skillproblem: the mistakes are trivialand there are so many places to makeone that even an excellentprogrammer will. Last stated 5 months ago 20 May 2026 AR Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Grievances should not be allowed to overshadow opportunities — tap to centre the map on it Grievances should not be allowed toovershadow opportunities Last stated 131 years ago 18 Sept 1895 BW Booker T. Washington — holds since 1895-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Software cannot reach its next level until somebody builds the next level of hardware underneath it. — tap to centre the map on it Software cannot reach its next leveluntil somebody builds the next levelof hardware underneath it. Last stated 4 months ago 7 Jun 2026 TF Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Even when AI is capable of performing a job, it may not be permitted to do so. — tap to centre the map on it Even when AI is capable ofperforming a job, it may not bepermitted to do so. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 NM Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pre-mortem has to treat the failure as certain and ask why it happened; asking what could go wrong is too tentative to work. — tap to centre the map on it A pre-mortem has to treat thefailure as certain and ask why ithappened; asking what could go wrongis too tentative to work. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Absence of volatility should not be confused with absence of risk — tap to centre the map on it Absence of volatility should not beconfused with absence of risk Last stated 18 years ago 14 Sept 2008 NT Nassim Nicholas Taleb — holds since 2008-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A protocol extension gets deployed correctly in proportion to how visibly it fails when implemented wrong. — tap to centre the map on it A protocol extension gets deployedcorrectly in proportion to howvisibly it fails when implementedwrong. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MN Mark Nottingham — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A static artboard makes edge cases hard to think of, so you end up designing only the happy path, because you are not testing with real data or real components. — tap to centre the map on it A static artboard makes edge caseshard to think of, so you end updesigning only the happy path,because you are not testing withreal data or real components. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Jul 2026 PS Pablo Stanley — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Building on a model is unlike any previous software engineering, because the thing you are building on cannot be designed up front. — tap to centre the map on it Building on a model is unlike anyprevious software engineering,because the thing you are buildingon cannot be designed up front. Last stated 2 months ago 27 Jul 2026 BC Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Designing a product for ease of verification should happen before building evals for it. — tap to centre the map on it Designing a product for ease ofverification should happen beforebuilding evals for it. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jun 2026 HH Hamel Husain — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Designing code to be friendly to dependency injection can seem tedious, and it has been worth it every time. — tap to centre the map on it Designing code to be friendly todependency injection can seemtedious, and it has been worth itevery time. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Apr 2024 KV Kenton Varda — holds since 2024-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Exceptions are an inherently poor way of handling errors because they make bugs harder to spot on casual code inspection. — tap to centre the map on it Exceptions are an inherently poorway of handling errors because theymake bugs harder to spot on casualcode inspection. Last stated 6 months ago 11 Apr 2026 CP Colin Percival — holds since 2026-04-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: The goal of testing should be tests that are easy to understand and maintain, not high coverage of everything. — tap to centre the map on it The goal of testing should be teststhat are easy to understand andmaintain, not high coverage ofeverything. Last stated 5 years ago 24 Jul 2021 ML Marc Littlemore — holds since 2021-07-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pullingthings back, making them simpler andmore understandable, becauseeveryone can kind of execute rightnow. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
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At the centre It should not be possible for one simple error to cause widespread damage Last stated c. 1988–2013 Holds Don Norman Read this korrent →