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← Language or runtime choice based on human convenience is over.
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Read this korrent: Language or runtime choice based on human convenience is over.
Language or runtime choice based on human convenience is over.
Last stated 2 days ago
12 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Language choice is a temporary artefact of training data; in the fullness of time every language will work equally well with AI. — tap to centre the map on it
Language choice is a temporary artefact of training data; in the fullness of time every language will work equally well with AI.
Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Locking is too hard for programmers to get right over and over again, so the language runtime should do that part. — tap to centre the map on it
Locking is too hard for programmers to get right over and over again, so the language runtime should do that part.
Last stated 9 years ago
by 2 Jan 2018
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Rich Hickey — holds since 2018-01-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language should be designed by a small group of people rather than by one person. — tap to centre the map on it
A language should be designed by a small group of people rather than by one person.
Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Object orientation is overrated: it was born of simulation and is now applied everywhere, including where it does not fit. — tap to centre the map on it
Object orientation is overrated: it was born of simulation and is now applied everywhere, including where it does not fit.
Last stated 9 years ago
by 2 Jan 2018
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Rich Hickey — holds since 2018-01-02 — 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 3 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the software layer has already disappeared or will completely disappear for ordinary users. — tap to centre the map on it
Most of the software layer has already disappeared or will completely disappear for ordinary users.
Last stated 4 days ago
10 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You cannot be best of breed in an ecosystem by telling its developers to write in a different programming language. — tap to centre the map on it
You cannot be best of breed in an ecosystem by telling its developers to write in a different programming language.
Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Duplicating logic is no longer painful, while abstractions still are. — tap to centre the map on it
Duplicating logic is no longer painful, while abstractions still are.
Last stated 4 days ago
10 Sept 2026
PS
Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-09-10 — 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 any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year.
Last stated 2 months ago
27 Jul 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — 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 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has made it cheap to build the features that were never worth building, so shipping a new feature every day can make a product worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it
AI has made it cheap to build the features that were never worth building, so shipping a new feature every day can make a product worse rather than better.
Last stated 3 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. — tap to centre the map on it
A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem.
Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly. — tap to centre the map on it
A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly.
Last stated a month ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it
After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive.
Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible. — tap to centre the map on it
Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible.
Last stated 3 years ago
16 Nov 2023
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Convergence and simplicity make for poor goals in technology; aim for clarity instead. — tap to centre the map on it
Convergence and simplicity make for poor goals in technology; aim for clarity instead.
Last stated 12 years ago
18 Feb 2015
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Frank Chimero — holds since 2015-02-18 — tap for who they are
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Language or runtime choice based on human convenience is over.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 2 days ago
Holds Guillermo Rauch
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Language choice is a temporary artefact of training data; in the fullness of time every language will work equally well with AI.
Last stated 11 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds SY Steve Yegge
Similar wording
Locking is too hard for programmers to get right over and over again, so the language runtime should do that part.
Last stated by 2 Jan 2018 · 9 years ago
Holds RH Rich Hickey
Similar wording
A language should be designed by a small group of people rather than by one person.
Last stated 13 May 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds AH Anders Hejlsberg
Similar wording
Object orientation is overrated: it was born of simulation and is now applied everywhere, including where it does not fit.
Last stated by 2 Jan 2018 · 9 years ago
Holds RH Rich Hickey
Similar wording
The programming language is now English, and it is a more beautiful one than Ruby.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Most of the software layer has already disappeared or will completely disappear for ordinary users.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 4 days ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
You cannot be best of breed in an ecosystem by telling its developers to write in a different programming language.
Last stated 13 May 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds AH Anders Hejlsberg
Similar wording
Duplicating logic is no longer painful, while abstractions still are.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 4 days ago
Holds Peter Steinberger
Same subject: code generation
A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year.
Last stated 27 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Boris Cherny
Same subject: code generation
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Last stated 26 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: code generation
AI has made it cheap to build the features that were never worth building, so shipping a new feature every day can make a product worse rather than better.
Last stated 24 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds NE NeetCode
Same subject: design
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated 12 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Same subject: design
A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem.
Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · a year ago
Holds RV Rahul Vohra
Same subject: design
A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds SK Susan Kare
Same subject: simplicity
After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive.
Last stated 16 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds DF Dylan Field
Same subject: simplicity
Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible.
Last stated 16 Nov 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Same subject: simplicity
Convergence and simplicity make for poor goals in technology; aim for clarity instead.
Last stated 18 Feb 2015 · 12 years ago
Holds FC Frank Chimero