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vibe coding 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: Letting automated loops build everything without guardrails on blast radius and on quality is a recipe for disaster. Letting automated loops build everything without guardrails on blast radius and on quality is a recipe for disaster. Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Safety guardrails make a coding model more dangerous rather than less, because one refusal turns it into something that refuses anything. — tap to centre the map on it Safety guardrails make a coding model more dangerous rather than less, because one refusal turns it into something that refuses anything. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Redefining the engineer's job as building guardrails is not novel — it is the same problem as making a junior engineer effective, which we never solved either. — tap to centre the map on it Redefining the engineer's job as building guardrails is not novel — it is the same problem as making a junior engineer effective, which we never solved either. Last stated 3 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The frightening part of giving agents more access is not bad code but irreversible action, so the guardrails to build next are guardrails on reversibility. — tap to centre the map on it The frightening part of giving agents more access is not bad code but irreversible action, so the guardrails to build next are guardrails on reversibility. Last stated 5 months ago
29 Mar 2026
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Loops belong on codebase quality, not on shipping the features users want; we read all of the code, because program design is what decides whether a codebase stays changeable. — tap to centre the map on it Loops belong on codebase quality, not on shipping the features users want; we read all of the code, because program design is what decides whether a codebase stays changeable. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Programmers who loved the mechanical act of coding are under threat; those who wanted to build things are not. — tap to centre the map on it Programmers who loved the mechanical act of coding are under threat; those who wanted to build things are not. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible. — tap to centre the map on it Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The front end of software work has already collapsed into rapid prototyping, and part of the outer loop will collapse next. — tap to centre the map on it The front end of software work has already collapsed into rapid prototyping, and part of the outer loop will collapse next. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
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Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Loop engineering works exactly as far as verification does: make a problem very verifiable and you can treat it as a black box and let the model run. — tap to centre the map on it Loop engineering works exactly as far as verification does: make a problem very verifiable and you can treat it as a black box and let the model run. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — 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 5 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — 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 5 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine can complete the task and completely miss the job -- coding makes this easy to see precisely because its tasks are so legible and verifiable. — tap to centre the map on it A machine can complete the task and completely miss the job -- coding makes this easy to see precisely because its tasks are so legible and verifiable. Last stated 4 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jun 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anthropic pulling Claude subscriptions from third-party harnesses like OpenCode is a mistake: playing a single match in a game of many rounds. — tap to centre the map on it Anthropic pulling Claude subscriptions from third-party harnesses like OpenCode is a mistake: playing a single match in a game of many rounds. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coding agents should read the shared AGENTS.md convention; insisting on a tool-specific CLAUDE.md creates split-brain problems across a team. — tap to centre the map on it Coding agents should read the shared AGENTS.md convention; insisting on a tool-specific CLAUDE.md creates split-brain problems across a team. Last stated 2 weeks ago
25 Aug 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: MCP may turn out to be a one-year wonder, because coding agents that can run arbitrary shell commands make Bash the best general-purpose tool interface. — tap to centre the map on it MCP may turn out to be a one-year wonder, because coding agents that can run arbitrary shell commands make Bash the best general-purpose tool interface. Last stated 8 months ago
31 Dec 2025
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Simon Willison — holds since 2025-12-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every tool is better as a CLI than as an MCP server: models are good at Unix commands, a CLI composes with jq, and MCP output clutters the context. — tap to centre the map on it Every tool is better as a CLI than as an MCP server: models are good at Unix commands, a CLI composes with jq, and MCP output clutters the context. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: MCP is not a new foundation for anything — it is API design, and Kubernetes was already turning one intention into seven calls a decade ago. — tap to centre the map on it MCP is not a new foundation for anything — it is API design, and Kubernetes was already turning one intention into seven calls a decade ago. Last stated 3 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Letting automated loops build everything without guardrails on blast radius and on quality is a recipe for disaster.
Holds AO Addy OsmaniRead this korrent →
Safety guardrails make a coding model more dangerous rather than less, because one refusal turns it into something that refuses anything.
Holds
Redefining the engineer's job as building guardrails is not novel — it is the same problem as making a junior engineer effective, which we never solved either.
Holds
The frightening part of giving agents more access is not bad code but irreversible action, so the guardrails to build next are guardrails on reversibility.
Holds CH Chip Huyen
Loops belong on codebase quality, not on shipping the features users want; we read all of the code, because program design is what decides whether a codebase stays changeable.
Holds DH Dex Horthy
Programmers who loved the mechanical act of coding are under threat; those who wanted to build things are not.
Holds
Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible.
Holds
The front end of software work has already collapsed into rapid prototyping, and part of the outer loop will collapse next.
Holds NF Nicole Forsgren
Loop engineering works exactly as far as verification does: make a problem very verifiable and you can treat it as a black box and let the model run.
Holds DH Dex Horthy
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 company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on.
Holds
A machine can complete the task and completely miss the job -- coding makes this easy to see precisely because its tasks are so legible and verifiable.
Holds
AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop.
Holds
Anthropic pulling Claude subscriptions from third-party harnesses like OpenCode is a mistake: playing a single match in a game of many rounds.
Holds
Coding agents should read the shared AGENTS.md convention; insisting on a tool-specific CLAUDE.md creates split-brain problems across a team.
Holds
MCP may turn out to be a one-year wonder, because coding agents that can run arbitrary shell commands make Bash the best general-purpose tool interface.
Holds
Every tool is better as a CLI than as an MCP server: models are good at Unix commands, a CLI composes with jq, and MCP output clutters the context.
Holds
MCP is not a new foundation for anything — it is API design, and Kubernetes was already turning one intention into seven calls a decade ago.
Holds KH Kelsey Hightower