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19 Sept 2026
TB
Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-09-19 — 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 4 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Within ten years software development will survive but become ordinary white-collar work, with no more two-hundred-thousand-dollar salaries or unlimited vacation. — tap to centre the map on it Within ten years software development will survive but become ordinary white-collar work, with no more two-hundred-thousand-dollar salaries or unlimited vacation. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
HW
Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A year from now every coding model on the market will still take a bad instruction at face value and go fix the listed issues, where a human senior engineer would insist on a rewrite. — tap to centre the map on it A year from now every coding model on the market will still take a bad instruction at face value and go fix the listed issues, where a human senior engineer would insist on a rewrite. Last stated 4 months ago
24 May 2026
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Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting non-programmers build their own unmaintainable software is still a large step forward, because the alternative was a thousand-page requirements document and an eight-year wait. — tap to centre the map on it Letting non-programmers build their own unmaintainable software is still a large step forward, because the alternative was a thousand-page requirements document and an eight-year wait. Last stated 3 months ago
1 Jul 2026
KB
Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You can now generate ten thousand variants of a function faster than you could write it once, and that economics pushes software towards replacement rather than repair. — tap to centre the map on it You can now generate ten thousand variants of a function faster than you could write it once, and that economics pushes software towards replacement rather than repair. Last stated a month ago
12 Aug 2026
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Computers change but people do not, so understanding people is how you make better software — tap to centre the map on it Computers change but people do not, so understanding people is how you make better software Last stated 23 years ago
2 Feb 2004
JA
Jeff Atwood — holds since 2004-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Another platform shift, not a break in history: the new technology will be built on for ten or fifteen years, then something else will replace it. — tap to centre the map on it Another platform shift, not a break in history: the new technology will be built on for ten or fifteen years, then something else will replace it. Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of software is not the new stuff; it is old, crappy code somebody has to maintain, and it is full of genuinely hard problems. — tap to centre the map on it Most of software is not the new stuff; it is old, crappy code somebody has to maintain, and it is full of genuinely hard problems. Last stated a year ago
22 Mar 2025
TH
ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
AH
Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Jul 2026
RT
Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer. — tap to centre the map on it A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
CB
Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An application-layer AI company's real breakthroughs come from going a click or two down the stack rather than from using the models as they are. — tap to centre the map on it An application-layer AI company's real breakthroughs come from going a click or two down the stack rather than from using the models as they are. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
CB
Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software at the AI frontier iterates in days where a hardware display takes years: a breakthrough on Monday can be in customers' hands on Wednesday. — tap to centre the map on it Software at the AI frontier iterates in days where a hardware display takes years: a breakthrough on Monday can be in customers' hands on Wednesday. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
CB
Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. — tap to centre the map on it A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. Last stated a month ago
10 Aug 2026
PS
Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. Last stated 6 months ago
25 Mar 2026
MZ
Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — 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 a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter 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 coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on. — tap to centre the map on it A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on. Last stated 2 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
DR
Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
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It will take a generation for new software to replace old software, and people will still be employed writing code in 10 years.
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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
Within ten years software development will survive but become ordinary white-collar work, with no more two-hundred-thousand-dollar salaries or unlimited vacation.
Holds
A year from now every coding model on the market will still take a bad instruction at face value and go fix the listed issues, where a human senior engineer would insist on a rewrite.
Holds
Letting non-programmers build their own unmaintainable software is still a large step forward, because the alternative was a thousand-page requirements document and an eight-year wait.
Holds
You can now generate ten thousand variants of a function faster than you could write it once, and that economics pushes software towards replacement rather than repair.
Holds
Computers change but people do not, so understanding people is how you make better software
Holds
Another platform shift, not a break in history: the new technology will be built on for ten or fifteen years, then something else will replace it.
Holds
Most of software is not the new stuff; it is old, crappy code somebody has to maintain, and it is full of genuinely hard problems.
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer.
Holds
An application-layer AI company's real breakthroughs come from going a click or two down the stack rather than from using the models as they are.
Holds
Software at the AI frontier iterates in days where a hardware display takes years: a breakthrough on Monday can be in customers' hands on Wednesday.
Holds
A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor.
Holds
A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down.
Holds
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.
Holds
A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on.
Holds