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18 Sept 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rust code is very pretty to look at, though the author suspects few others share this view. — tap to centre the map on it Rust code is very pretty to look at, though the author suspects few others share this view. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Moving the computation to where the data lives is the fundamental design move in object-oriented programming, and it got lost in the noise. — tap to centre the map on it Moving the computation to where the data lives is the fundamental design move in object-oriented programming, and it got lost in the noise. Last stated 4 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: LLMs love code with explicit inputs and outputs and no side effects, so the functional programmers were right. — tap to centre the map on it LLMs love code with explicit inputs and outputs and no side effects, so the functional programmers were right. Last stated 10 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He works as a fox, not a hedgehog: moving between fields, chasing analogies, and re-proving results he likes with the tools he favours. — tap to centre the map on it He works as a fox, not a hedgehog: moving between fields, chasing analogies, and re-proving results he likes with the tools he favours. Last stated a year ago
14 Jun 2025
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Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Code is procedurally oriented rather than object-oriented: objects are just constructs that emerge to let procedures be reused. — tap to centre the map on it Code is procedurally oriented rather than object-oriented: objects are just constructs that emerge to let procedures be reused. Last stated 12 years ago
28 May 2014
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2014-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The sense that programming is mostly web programming is a social construct of Twitter, not a picture of the field. — tap to centre the map on it The sense that programming is mostly web programming is a social construct of Twitter, not a picture of the field. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production. — tap to centre the map on it Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The satisfaction of getting one function exactly right no longer makes a difference, and an engineer has to let go of it and enjoy understanding the domain instead. — tap to centre the map on it The satisfaction of getting one function exactly right no longer makes a difference, and an engineer has to let go of it and enjoy understanding the domain instead. Last stated 6 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — 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 big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. Last stated 6 months ago
21 Apr 2026
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Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. Last stated 2 weeks ago
4 Oct 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — 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 single window than as multiple separate windows. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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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 fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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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 small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
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Object-oriented programming is how he sees the world, whatever the frontier says about functional programming.
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Rust code is very pretty to look at, though the author suspects few others share this view.
Holds
Moving the computation to where the data lives is the fundamental design move in object-oriented programming, and it got lost in the noise.
Holds
LLMs love code with explicit inputs and outputs and no side effects, so the functional programmers were right.
Holds
He works as a fox, not a hedgehog: moving between fields, chasing analogies, and re-proving results he likes with the tools he favours.
Holds
Code is procedurally oriented rather than object-oriented: objects are just constructs that emerge to let procedures be reused.
Holds
The sense that programming is mostly web programming is a social construct of Twitter, not a picture of the field.
Holds
Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production.
Holds
The satisfaction of getting one function exactly right no longer makes a difference, and an engineer has to let go of it and enjoy understanding the domain instead.
Holds
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Holds
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
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 big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Holds
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Holds
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Holds
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Holds
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Holds