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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 30 Apr 2025 to 2 Nov 2026. Nearly all of them are about coding agents .
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22 Apr 2026
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David Crawshaw — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With coding agents, writing code is the easy part; deciding, specifying and reviewing are the hard work. — tap to centre the map on it With coding agents, writing code is the easy part; deciding, specifying and reviewing are the hard work. Last stated 3 months ago
24 Jul 2026
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Aishwarya Naresh Reganti — holds since 2026-07-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Increasing time spent with coding agents strengthens the conviction that they make software engineering even harder. — tap to centre the map on it Increasing time spent with coding agents strengthens the conviction that they make software engineering even harder. Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An agent writing an operating system may be relatively easy because of patterns memorized in training data, so it says little about agents' ability to create novel software. — tap to centre the map on it An agent writing an operating system may be relatively easy because of patterns memorized in training data, so it says little about agents' ability to create novel software. Last stated 5 months ago
22 May 2026
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Sayash Kapoor — holds since 2026-05-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making coding-agent interfaces more accessible expands the power of coding agents to more people, which developers got early and everyone else is now getting to know. — tap to centre the map on it Making coding-agent interfaces more accessible expands the power of coding agents to more people, which developers got early and everyone else is now getting to know. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Test-driven development matters more with coding agents than it ever did with people, because its real effect is stopping the agent writing more code than the task needs. — tap to centre the map on it Test-driven development matters more with coding agents than it ever did with people, because its real effect is stopping the agent writing more code than the task needs. Last stated 8 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agentic coding capabilities have improved significantly and agents are becoming exponentially better at executing complex tasks. — tap to centre the map on it Agentic coding capabilities have improved significantly and agents are becoming exponentially better at executing complex tasks. Last stated 3 days ago
2 Nov 2026
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Matt Birchler — holds since 2026-11-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The real value of AI coding agents is in the code a developer would never have written themselves, not just what they generate for you. — tap to centre the map on it The real value of AI coding agents is in the code a developer would never have written themselves, not just what they generate for you. Last stated 9 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Developers today mostly plan, debate, implement and review with AI agents rather than write code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Developers today mostly plan, debate, implement and review with AI agents rather than write code themselves. Last stated 3 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fatih Arslan — holds since 2026-08-10 — 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 3 months ago
27 Jul 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A strong manual coding background helps developers spot algorithmic weaknesses and flaws in generated code. — tap to centre the map on it A strong manual coding background helps developers spot algorithmic weaknesses and flaws in generated code. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Oct 2026
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Adam Tornhill — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agentic AI is becoming almost as big a CPU story as a GPU story. — tap to centre the map on it Agentic AI is becoming almost as big a CPU story as a GPU story. Last stated 6 months ago
24 Apr 2026
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Andy Jassy — holds since 2026-04-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated code should be treated as untrusted until there is evidence it preserves the intended behavior. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated code should be treated as untrusted until there is evidence it preserves the intended behavior. Last stated 3 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment. Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
CR
Carl Rivera — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — 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 2 years ago
30 Apr 2025
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Tim Sweeney — holds since 2025-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coding models are worst at exactly the thing an AI research explosion would need: code that has never been written before. — tap to centre the map on it Coding models are worst at exactly the thing an AI research explosion would need: code that has never been written before. Last stated a year ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
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Making code easier to write will lead to much more software being created overall.
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With coding agents, writing code is the easy part; deciding, specifying and reviewing are the hard work.
Holds
Increasing time spent with coding agents strengthens the conviction that they make software engineering even harder.
Holds
An agent writing an operating system may be relatively easy because of patterns memorized in training data, so it says little about agents' ability to create novel software.
Holds
Making coding-agent interfaces more accessible expands the power of coding agents to more people, which developers got early and everyone else is now getting to know.
Holds
Test-driven development matters more with coding agents than it ever did with people, because its real effect is stopping the agent writing more code than the task needs.
Holds
Agentic coding capabilities have improved significantly and agents are becoming exponentially better at executing complex tasks.
Holds
The real value of AI coding agents is in the code a developer would never have written themselves, not just what they generate for you.
Holds
Developers today mostly plan, debate, implement and review with AI agents rather than write code themselves.
Holds
A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year.
Holds
A strong manual coding background helps developers spot algorithmic weaknesses and flaws in generated code.
Holds
Agentic AI is becoming almost as big a CPU story as a GPU story.
Holds
AI-generated code should be treated as untrusted until there is evidence it preserves the intended behavior.
Holds
"Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment.
Holds
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
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
AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck.
Holds
Coding models are worst at exactly the thing an AI research explosion would need: code that has never been written before.
Holds