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← Meta-programming is usually unnecessary complexity that obscures what code is meant to do.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 3 Jul 2013 to 18 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under developer tools developer tools Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under team size team size Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Meta-programming is usually unnecessary complexity that obscures what code is meant to do. Meta-programming is usually unnecessarycomplexity that obscures what code ismeant to do. Last stated 11 years ago 22 Oct 2015 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2015-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Metaprogramming in a language creates fundamental obstacles to static analysis of its code. — tap to centre the map on it Metaprogramming in a languagecreates fundamental obstacles tostatic analysis of its code. Last stated 3 years ago 31 Dec 2023 PH Phil Hagelberg — holds since 2023-12-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Because programming requires forgetting, developers should weigh the costs of their abstractions and who those abstractions leave out. — tap to centre the map on it Because programming requiresforgetting, developers should weighthe costs of their abstractions andwho those abstractions leave out. Last stated 4 years ago 25 Jul 2022 PH Phil Hagelberg — holds since 2022-07-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Unnecessary code is a burden that makes a codebase harder to change — tap to centre the map on it Unnecessary code is a burden thatmakes a codebase harder to change Last stated 4 years ago 17 May 2022 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2022-05-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Being an excellent programmer is aburden rather than an advantage whenlearning to work with coding agents. Last stated 9 months ago 12 Feb 2026 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — 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 userswant; we read all of the code,because program design is whatdecides whether a codebase stayschangeable. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 DH Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most organisations are bottlenecked on ideas, vision and taste rather than on implementation, so making code cheap does not make them productive. — tap to centre the map on it Most organisations are bottleneckedon ideas, vision and taste ratherthan on implementation, so makingcode cheap does not make themproductive. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Supporting teams and organizations requires a large amount of code. — tap to centre the map on it Supporting teams and organizationsrequires a large amount of code. Last stated 3 weeks ago 18 Oct 2026 KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-10-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The specific rules taught as clean code are simply bad programming practices, and they get worse when you apply them together. — tap to centre the map on it The specific rules taught as cleancode are simply bad programmingpractices, and they get worse whenyou apply them together. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 CM Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offershould make every ask fit one lineof logic. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Dress should adorn the person without rivalling it, and need not be expensive — tap to centre the map on it Dress should adorn the personwithout rivalling it, and need notbe expensive MW Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since c. 1787 — tap for who they are Same subject: MacKenzie Scott's Last Days in Two Nations is weakened by too many points of view. — tap to centre the map on it MacKenzie Scott's Last Days in TwoNations is weakened by too manypoints of view. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 SW Sung J. Woo — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great. — tap to centre the map on it Often people mistake the depth ofthought needed to create somethingthat coheres for making somethingthat looks aesthetically simple,which is almost never the case ofanything great. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 JY Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A strong culture of unshipping helps remove complexity and focus on a product's strengths. — tap to centre the map on it A strong culture of unshipping helpsremove complexity and focus on aproduct's strengths. Last stated 2 months ago 25 Aug 2026 JB John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Building a great product means being great at saying no -- not maybe, not later, no. — tap to centre the map on it Building a great product means beinggreat at saying no -- not maybe, notlater, no. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 DT Des Traynor — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cheap AI-built features still cost customers complexity and cognitive load. — tap to centre the map on it Cheap AI-built features still costcustomers complexity and cognitiveload. Last stated 2 months ago 2 Sept 2026 DS Dharmesh Shah — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Meta-programming is usually unnecessary complexity that obscures what code is meant to do. Last stated 22 Oct 2015 · 11 years ago Holds Thorsten Ball Read this korrent →