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Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under CSS CSS Everything filed under developer tools developer tools Everything filed under software performance software performance Everything filed under design design Everything filed under scaling laws scaling laws Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Optimizing for programmer productivity is more valuable than optimizing for computer efficiency Optimizing for programmer productivity ismore valuable than optimizing for computerefficiency Last stated 2 years ago 6 Sept 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Giving up a decade or more of hardware performance to make programming more comfortable is not an acceptable trade. — tap to centre the map on it Giving up a decade or more ofhardware performance to makeprogramming more comfortable is notan acceptable trade. Last stated 4 years ago 28 Feb 2023 CM Casey Muratori — holds since 2023-02-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: As AI makes code cheaper to produce, understanding and architectural design become more valuable. — tap to centre the map on it As AI makes code cheaper to produce,understanding and architecturaldesign become more valuable. Last stated 2 years ago 27 Jan 2025 NE Nelson Elhage — holds since 2025-01-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Programmers are more expensive than computers — tap to centre the map on it Programmers are more expensive thancomputers Last stated 2 years ago 6 Sept 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. — tap to centre the map on it A lab should spend most of itscompute on research rather than onbuilding the next model, becauseresearch is where the tenfold yearlyefficiency gains come from. Last stated 7 months ago 13 Mar 2026 DP Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Small improvements to programmer productivity are worth large expenditures on silicon chips — tap to centre the map on it Small improvements to programmerproductivity are worth largeexpenditures on silicon chips Last stated 2 years ago 6 Sept 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A small performance gain is not worth the complexity added to achieve it, since complexity's costs compound rather than add. — tap to centre the map on it A small performance gain is notworth the complexity added toachieve it, since complexity's costscompound rather than add. Last stated 3 years ago 6 Dec 2023 RP Rob Pike — holds since 2023-12-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Peak programmer has passed: the economic value of writing code by hand has peaked, and Jevons' paradox will not bail every programmer out. — tap to centre the map on it Peak programmer has passed: theeconomic value of writing code byhand has peaked, and Jevons' paradoxwill not bail every programmer out. Last stated 6 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Speed and efficiency alone do not make work better. — tap to centre the map on it Speed and efficiency alone do notmake work better. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-09-21 — 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 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 workswhen every one of them feeds theothers, and everything that does notfit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago 16 Jul 2025 JD Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — 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 IDEhas to be lazy and deferredthroughout — a different way ofbuilding compilers from the one thetextbooks teach. Last stated 5 months ago 13 May 2026 AH Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — 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 7 months ago 10 Mar 2026 JS Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A people manager needs enough technical depth to follow discussions and judge debates without relying on trust, but not the deepest technical expertise on the team. — tap to centre the map on it A people manager needs enoughtechnical depth to followdiscussions and judge debateswithout relying on trust, but notthe deepest technical expertise onthe team. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Jul 2024 BK Ben Kuhn — holds since 2024-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many well-paid software engineers fail to appreciate or understand the CSS cascade. — tap to centre the map on it Many well-paid software engineersfail to appreciate or understand theCSS cascade. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 DR Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own. — tap to centre the map on it Tailwind is a good way to build asite you're happy with, even withoutstrong CSS skills of your own. Last stated 5 months ago 15 May 2026 JE Julia Evans — holds since 2018-11-01 — tap for who they are JE Julia Evans — no longer holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A theme system's styles should be low-specificity rather than targeted directly at specific elements. — tap to centre the map on it A theme system's styles should below-specificity rather than targeteddirectly at specific elements. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 DR Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Optimizing for programmer productivity is more valuable than optimizing for computer efficiency Last stated 6 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago Holds David Heinemeier Hansson Read this korrent →