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Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under code generation code generation Everything filed under vibe coding vibe coding Everything filed under TypeScript TypeScript Everything filed under innovation innovation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: No programming language in actual use has ever gotten smaller. No programming language in actual use hasever gotten smaller. Last stated 17 years ago 15 Jun 2009 AA Andrei Alexandrescu — holds since 2009-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: The programming language is now English, and it is a more beautiful one than Ruby. — tap to centre the map on it The programming language is nowEnglish, and it is a more beautifulone than Ruby. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Letting more people write software in natural language does not reduce the work; it snowballs the amount of software that has to be maintained. — tap to centre the map on it Letting more people write softwarein natural language does not reducethe work; it snowballs the amount ofsoftware that has to be maintained. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Mar 2025 TH ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Biology models are smaller than language models only because there is less data, not because biology is simpler. — tap to centre the map on it Biology models are smaller thanlanguage models only because thereis less data, not because biology issimpler. Last stated 5 months ago 10 Jun 2026 MZ Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2026-06-10 — 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-yearplay: version one has issues,version two fixes them, versionthree is finally good — and onlythen does adoption start. Last stated 6 months ago 13 May 2026 AH Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Increasing language model size does not inherently improve following of user intent. — tap to centre the map on it Increasing language model size doesnot inherently improve following ofuser intent. Last stated 5 years ago 4 Mar 2022 JL Jan Leike — holds since 2022-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every big innovation — cloud computing, higher-level languages — should have reduced the number of programmers, and none of them ever has. — tap to centre the map on it Every big innovation — cloudcomputing, higher-level languages —should have reduced the number ofprogrammers, and none of them everhas. Last stated 4 months ago 24 Jun 2026 NE NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: The economic trade-off between language verbosity and programmer cost has changed. — tap to centre the map on it The economic trade-off betweenlanguage verbosity and programmercost has changed. Last stated a month ago 4 Oct 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Large language models could still plateau, and that possibility should be held open even though no evidence of it has appeared. — tap to centre the map on it Large language models could stillplateau, and that possibility shouldbe held open even though no evidenceof it has appeared. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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 design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it A design has to be kept simple forreliability and intellectualcontrol, but nobody yet knows how toreach simplicity systematically. Last stated 28 years ago 1 Mar 1999 ED Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pullingthings back, making them simpler andmore understandable, becauseeveryone can kind of execute rightnow. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode. — tap to centre the map on it A feature only truly reachesbillions of users when they do nothave to think about a switch or amode. Last stated 3 months ago 16 Aug 2026 IS Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Communicating clearly is less about the number of words used and more about focusing on the right ideas and directions. — tap to centre the map on it Communicating clearly is less aboutthe number of words used and moreabout focusing on the right ideasand directions. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Jan 2024 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: If you simplify your English, a stupid remark becomes obviously stupid, even to yourself. — tap to centre the map on it If you simplify your English, astupid remark becomes obviouslystupid, even to yourself. Last stated 81 years ago 1 Apr 1946 GO George Orwell — holds since 1946-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most music writing in the internet age should consist only of a link and a brief recommendation. — tap to centre the map on it Most music writing in the internetage should consist only of a linkand a brief recommendation. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Sept 2026 RP Rick Perlstein — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
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