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← Meta-programming is usually unnecessary complexity that obscures what code is meant to do.
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recursive self-improvement 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: Meta-programming is usually unnecessary complexity that obscures what code is meant to do. Meta-programming is usually unnecessary complexity that obscures what code is meant to do. Last stated 11 years ago
22 Oct 2015
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2015-10-22 — 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 that makes a codebase harder to change Last stated 4 years ago
17 May 2022
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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 a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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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 users want; we read all of the code, because program design is what decides whether a codebase stays changeable. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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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 bottlenecked on ideas, vision and taste rather than on implementation, so making code cheap does not make them productive. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 clean code are simply bad programming practices, and they get worse when you apply them together. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Code that is complex or clever can pass its tests while still being bad code. — tap to centre the map on it Code that is complex or clever can pass its tests while still being bad code. Last stated 11 years ago
22 Oct 2015
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2015-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work. — tap to centre the map on it Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work. Last stated 3 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coding is not just another application domain for AI; it is the meta-skill that lets AI generate its own training material and start the recursive self-improvement loop. — tap to centre the map on it Coding is not just another application domain for AI; it is the meta-skill that lets AI generate its own training material and start the recursive self-improvement loop. Last stated a month ago
10 Aug 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. Last stated 9 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. — tap to centre the map on it A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
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Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models. — tap to centre the map on it A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. — tap to centre the map on it A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. 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: A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Mar 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are
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Meta-programming is usually unnecessary complexity that obscures what code is meant to do.
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Unnecessary code is a burden that makes a codebase harder to change
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Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents.
Holds
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.
Holds
Most organisations are bottlenecked on ideas, vision and taste rather than on implementation, so making code cheap does not make them productive.
Holds
The specific rules taught as clean code are simply bad programming practices, and they get worse when you apply them together.
Holds
Code that is complex or clever can pass its tests while still being bad code.
Holds
Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work.
Holds
Coding is not just another application domain for AI; it is the meta-skill that lets AI generate its own training material and start the recursive self-improvement loop.
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Holds
A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem.
Holds
A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold.
Holds
After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive.
Holds
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds
A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models.
Holds
A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach.
Holds
A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
Holds