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software quality 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 more people write software in natural language does not reduce the work; it snowballs the amount of software that has to be maintained. Letting more people write software in natural language does not reduce the work; it snowballs the amount of software that has to be maintained. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every big innovation — cloud computing, higher-level languages — should have reduced the number of programmers, and none of them ever has. — tap to centre the map on it Every big innovation — cloud computing, higher-level languages — should have reduced the number of programmers, and none of them ever has. Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated code does not reach the structural quality of the best hand-written software. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated code does not reach the structural quality of the best hand-written software. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Salvatore Sanfilippo — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse. — tap to centre the map on it Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Predicting that AI would write 90% of the code was never a prediction that we would need 90% fewer software engineers. — tap to centre the map on it Predicting that AI would write 90% of the code was never a prediction that we would need 90% fewer software engineers. Last stated 8 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — 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 4 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Maintaining a duplicate set of prototype code is no burden for an agent; agents are incredibly good translators between code conventions. — tap to centre the map on it Maintaining a duplicate set of prototype code is no burden for an agent; agents are incredibly good translators between code conventions. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Patrick Morgan — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Programmers who refuse to use LLMs to code will fall behind those who do. — tap to centre the map on it Programmers who refuse to use LLMs to code will fall behind those who do. Last stated 3 months ago
10 Jul 2026
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Fabien Sanglard — holds since 2026-07-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI writes code well only where a million repositories have already written it; getting it to do something genuinely new remains notoriously hard. — tap to centre the map on it AI writes code well only where a million repositories have already written it; getting it to do something genuinely new remains notoriously hard. Last stated a year ago
30 Apr 2025
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Tim Sweeney — holds since 2025-04-30 — 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 in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away. Last stated 4 weeks ago
23 Sept 2026
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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 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
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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 tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. Last stated 7 months ago
10 Mar 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A boring but non-superficial SaaS app that would have done well five years ago might now get no signups because tens of thousands can easily vibe code it. — tap to centre the map on it A boring but non-superficial SaaS app that would have done well five years ago might now get no signups because tens of thousands can easily vibe code it. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break. — tap to centre the map on it A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A screenshot is the fastest, easiest way to build, without having to voice it or type it. — tap to centre the map on it A screenshot is the fastest, easiest way to build, without having to voice it or type it. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — 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 media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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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 landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
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Letting more people write software in natural language does not reduce the work; it snowballs the amount of software that has to be maintained.
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Every big innovation — cloud computing, higher-level languages — should have reduced the number of programmers, and none of them ever has.
Holds
AI-generated code does not reach the structural quality of the best hand-written software.
Holds
Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse.
Holds
Predicting that AI would write 90% of the code was never a prediction that we would need 90% fewer software engineers.
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
Maintaining a duplicate set of prototype code is no burden for an agent; agents are incredibly good translators between code conventions.
Holds
Programmers who refuse to use LLMs to code will fall behind those who do.
Holds
AI writes code well only where a million repositories have already written it; getting it to do something genuinely new remains notoriously hard.
Holds
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.
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 developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship.
Holds
A boring but non-superficial SaaS app that would have done well five years ago might now get no signups because tens of thousands can easily vibe code it.
Holds
A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break.
Holds
A screenshot is the fastest, easiest way to build, without having to voice it or type it.
Holds
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Holds
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds