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quantum mechanics 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: Major version numbers should not be treated as sacred, and any breaking change deserves a major bump regardless of size. Major version numbers should not be treated as sacred, and any breaking change deserves a major bump regardless of size. Last stated 4 years ago
23 May 2022
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Tom Preston-Werner — holds since 2022-05-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Breaking changes should be released frequently in small batches rather than saved up for one big yearly major version. — tap to centre the map on it Breaking changes should be released frequently in small batches rather than saved up for one big yearly major version. Last stated 4 years ago
23 May 2022
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Tom Preston-Werner — holds since 2022-05-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Quoting a number for P(doom) is a ridiculous notion, because it implies a precision that nobody actually has. — tap to centre the map on it Quoting a number for P(doom) is a ridiculous notion, because it implies a precision that nobody actually has. Last stated a year ago
23 Jul 2025
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The JEV release is prompting a widespread rethink of fundamentals around a novel primitive, similar to a React major version drop. — tap to centre the map on it The JEV release is prompting a widespread rethink of fundamentals around a novel primitive, similar to a React major version drop. Last stated 4 days ago
17 Sept 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production. — tap to centre the map on it Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production. Last stated a month ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Veterans of the 1990s free software movement do not understand the world today’s maintainers work in, and should listen before proposing fixes for it. — tap to centre the map on it Veterans of the 1990s free software movement do not understand the world today’s maintainers work in, and should listen before proposing fixes for it. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Apr 2024
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Thomas Depierre — holds since 2024-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What people care about in their own identity is continuity, not similarity -- they accept enormous drift so long as the thread is unbroken. — tap to centre the map on it What people care about in their own identity is continuity, not similarity -- they accept enormous drift so long as the thread is unbroken. Last stated a month ago
20 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Giving up a decade or more of hardware performance to make programming more comfortable is not an acceptable trade. — tap to centre the map on it Giving up a decade or more of hardware performance to make programming more comfortable is not an acceptable trade. Last stated 4 years ago
28 Feb 2023
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2023-02-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. — tap to centre the map on it Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
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Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model may have a worldview of its own, but it can never be placed above a person under any circumstance. — tap to centre the map on it A model may have a worldview of its own, but it can never be placed above a person under any circumstance. Last stated 4 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. — tap to centre the map on it A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer. — tap to centre the map on it Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer. Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fiscal multipliers vary across time and place but are generally nonzero, positive for spending, negative for taxes, and larger when monetary policy cannot offset them. — tap to centre the map on it Fiscal multipliers vary across time and place but are generally nonzero, positive for spending, negative for taxes, and larger when monetary policy cannot offset them. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — 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
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Discriminated unions are the most important TypeScript feature, and everyone should be using them more. — tap to centre the map on it Discriminated unions are the most important TypeScript feature, and everyone should be using them more. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Dec 2024
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Dillon Mulroy — holds since 2024-12-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For a TypeScript team, Rust belongs on the backend — API servers — and not in the front end. — tap to centre the map on it For a TypeScript team, Rust belongs on the backend — API servers — and not in the front end. Last stated 4 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
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Major version numbers should not be treated as sacred, and any breaking change deserves a major bump regardless of size.
Holds Read this korrent →
Breaking changes should be released frequently in small batches rather than saved up for one big yearly major version.
Holds
Quoting a number for P(doom) is a ridiculous notion, because it implies a precision that nobody actually has.
Holds
The JEV release is prompting a widespread rethink of fundamentals around a novel primitive, similar to a React major version drop.
Holds
Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production.
Holds
Veterans of the 1990s free software movement do not understand the world today’s maintainers work in, and should listen before proposing fixes for it.
Holds
What people care about in their own identity is continuity, not similarity -- they accept enormous drift so long as the thread is unbroken.
Holds
Giving up a decade or more of hardware performance to make programming more comfortable is not an acceptable trade.
Holds
Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve.
Holds
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Holds
A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean.
Holds
A model may have a worldview of its own, but it can never be placed above a person under any circumstance.
Holds
A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come.
Holds
Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer.
Holds
Fiscal multipliers vary across time and place but are generally nonzero, positive for spending, negative for taxes, and larger when monetary policy cannot offset them.
Holds
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
Discriminated unions are the most important TypeScript feature, and everyone should be using them more.
Holds
For a TypeScript team, Rust belongs on the backend — API servers — and not in the front end.
Holds