korrents

On the map

Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.

← Most software rewrites fail and take longer than people expect them to.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 24 Aug 2009 to 23 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about optimism.

Everything filed under software quality software quality Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under discipline discipline Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under batteries batteries Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Most software rewrites fail and take longer than people expect them to. Most software rewrites fail and takelonger than people expect them to. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Apr 2025 BK Ben Kuhn — holds since 2025-04-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: About the world's future, cautious optimism is warranted — tap to centre the map on it About the world's future, cautiousoptimism is warranted JD Jared Diamond — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are Same subject: Accepting the universe is a matter of loyalty like patriotism, not optimism — tap to centre the map on it Accepting the universe is a matterof loyalty like patriotism, notoptimism GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1908 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI safety worriers and AI optimists both believe AI will be a hugely transformative economic success, unlike the AI-bubble skeptics. — tap to centre the map on it AI safety worriers and AI optimistsboth believe AI will be a hugelytransformative economic success,unlike the AI-bubble skeptics. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: All ideologies offer optimism as a false cure for malaise. — tap to centre the map on it All ideologies offer optimism as afalse cure for malaise. Last stated 3 months ago 8 Aug 2026 AC Andrei Codrescu — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: America is a country that rewards first-principles thinkers and builders and encourages reinvention despite cynicism. — tap to centre the map on it America is a country that rewardsfirst-principles thinkers andbuilders and encourages reinventiondespite cynicism. Last stated 4 months ago 5 Jul 2026 SW swyx — holds since 2026-07-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: As soon as founder mode is an established idea people will misuse it: founders excusing an inability to delegate, and managers deciding to act like founders. — tap to centre the map on it As soon as founder mode is anestablished idea people will misuseit: founders excusing an inabilityto delegate, and managers decidingto act like founders. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Sept 2024 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2024-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it Battery-electric airliners do notwork even on optimistic assumptions,and the arithmetic said so beforeanyone built one. Last stated 6 years ago 2 Apr 2021 BF Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being optimistic about AI as it currently exists requires a degree of privilege. — tap to centre the map on it Being optimistic about AI as itcurrently exists requires a degreeof privilege. Last stated 11 months ago 3 Dec 2025 JC Josh Collinsworth — holds since 2025-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: 95 percent of the software made in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away. — tap to centre the map on it 95 percent of the software made inan age of abundance will be shitty,and shitty software is easy to dealwith because it goes away. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 GT Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A bug live for one day is better than an app stuck in review for two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it A bug live for one day is betterthan an app stuck in review for twoweeks. Last stated 17 years ago 24 Aug 2009 JH Joe Hewitt — holds since 2009-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over aweekend returns work that is halfgood, a quarter garbage and aquarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago 18 Aug 2025 CB Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted coding will generate alot of low-quality output thatdevelopers will need to clean up,even as it also produces goodresults. Last stated 9 months ago 9 Feb 2026 SH Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-09 — 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 treatedas untrusted until there is evidenceit preserves the intended behavior. Last stated 3 months ago 19 Aug 2026 JS Jon Seager — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated code should not count as finished work until a human has reviewed and corrected it. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated code should not countas finished work until a human hasreviewed and corrected it. Last stated 7 months ago 1 Apr 2026 DJ Daniel Jalkut — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. — tap to centre the map on it A developer using AI coding toolsremains responsible for reviewingthe code they ship. Last stated 8 months ago 10 Mar 2026 JS Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A team that slows down and reads every pull request and every line of code should expect only a 30 to 50 percent productivity lift from AI. — tap to centre the map on it A team that slows down and readsevery pull request and every line ofcode should expect only a 30 to 50percent productivity lift from AI. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 DH Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agent-written code that runs and passes its tests is not enough: security, maintainability and being able to roll it back still need humans in the loop. — tap to centre the map on it Agent-written code that runs andpasses its tests is not enough:security, maintainability and beingable to roll it back still needhumans in the loop. Last stated 5 months ago 7 Jun 2026 TF Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wordinga cloud: claims about one subject, named for itbar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2009 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is todaya face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are

At the centre Most software rewrites fail and take longer than people expect them to. Last stated 19 Apr 2025 · 2 years ago Holds Ben Kuhn Read this korrent →