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OpenAI 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: Memory-safety bugs are not a skill problem: the mistakes are trivial and there are so many places to make one that even an excellent programmer will. Memory-safety bugs are not a skill problem: the mistakes are trivial and there are so many places to make one that even an excellent programmer will. Last stated 5 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Memory safety means an entire class of bug is impossible no matter how bad the code is — and it is the class that becomes security vulnerabilities. — tap to centre the map on it Memory safety means an entire class of bug is impossible no matter how bad the code is — and it is the class that becomes security vulnerabilities. Last stated 5 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Very few developers understand memory management, and that is why the state of the art in memory debugging has barely moved in years. — tap to centre the map on it Very few developers understand memory management, and that is why the state of the art in memory debugging has barely moved in years. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: C is the only programming language where this kind of memory-safety vulnerability regularly happens. — tap to centre the map on it C is the only programming language where this kind of memory-safety vulnerability regularly happens. Last stated 2 months ago
27 Aug 2026
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Xe Iaso — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Concurrency is hard not because human brains cannot handle it but because nobody gets enough practice at it. — tap to centre the map on it Concurrency is hard not because human brains cannot handle it but because nobody gets enough practice at it. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
HW
Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What trips up newcomers to Rust is not the code but the shape of their data. — tap to centre the map on it What trips up newcomers to Rust is not the code but the shape of their data. Last stated 5 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The case for Rust is stronger against C++ than against JavaScript, because in C++ an ordinary mistake is usually a security vulnerability. — tap to centre the map on it The case for Rust is stronger against C++ than against JavaScript, because in C++ an ordinary mistake is usually a security vulnerability. Last stated 5 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The programming practices taught as best practice are ruinous for performance and should not be followed. — tap to centre the map on it The programming practices taught as best practice are ruinous for performance and should not be followed. Last stated 4 years ago
28 Feb 2023
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2023-02-28 — 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 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
MS
Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — 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 5 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 5 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agent containment will be one of the most important priorities for any AI infra company. — tap to centre the map on it Agent containment will be one of the most important priorities for any AI infra company. Last stated a week ago
14 Oct 2026
GR
Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: At any given moment the frontier systems are the ones worth worrying about, because by the time open models can do what these agents did, frontier models will be doing something far worse. — tap to centre the map on it At any given moment the frontier systems are the ones worth worrying about, because by the time open models can do what these agents did, frontier models will be doing something far worse. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
AC
Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In the 2026 OpenAI/Hugging Face agent incident, AI agents showed planning and organizational autonomy, but not goal autonomy -- no spontaneous invention of an independent terminal objective. — tap to centre the map on it In the 2026 OpenAI/Hugging Face agent incident, AI agents showed planning and organizational autonomy, but not goal autonomy -- no spontaneous invention of an independent terminal objective. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it. Last stated 8 years ago
9 Apr 2019
TB
Thorsten Ball — holds since 2019-04-09 — 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 5 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
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
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Memory-safety bugs are not a skill problem: the mistakes are trivial and there are so many places to make one that even an excellent programmer will.
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Memory safety means an entire class of bug is impossible no matter how bad the code is — and it is the class that becomes security vulnerabilities.
Holds
Very few developers understand memory management, and that is why the state of the art in memory debugging has barely moved in years.
Holds
C is the only programming language where this kind of memory-safety vulnerability regularly happens.
Holds
Concurrency is hard not because human brains cannot handle it but because nobody gets enough practice at it.
Holds
What trips up newcomers to Rust is not the code but the shape of their data.
Holds
The case for Rust is stronger against C++ than against JavaScript, because in C++ an ordinary mistake is usually a security vulnerability.
Holds
The programming practices taught as best practice are ruinous for performance and should not be followed.
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
A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way.
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
Agent containment will be one of the most important priorities for any AI infra company.
Holds
At any given moment the frontier systems are the ones worth worrying about, because by the time open models can do what these agents did, frontier models will be doing something far worse.
Holds
In the 2026 OpenAI/Hugging Face agent incident, AI agents showed planning and organizational autonomy, but not goal autonomy -- no spontaneous invention of an independent terminal objective.
Holds
A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it.
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