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Read this korrent: Production software cannot be built by unskilled vibe coders replacing trained software engineers.
Production software cannot be built by unskilled vibe coders replacing trained software engineers.
Last stated 4 months ago
11 Jun 2026
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Arvind Narayanan — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. — tap to centre the map on it
A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
29 Sept 2026
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Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first. — tap to centre the map on it
A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. — tap to centre the map on it
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that stops hiring new graduates because AI makes juniors look unnecessary will have no senior engineers in a few years' time. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that stops hiring new graduates because AI makes juniors look unnecessary will have no senior engineers in a few years' time.
Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
TP
Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design team should be well rounded, with many different strengths, because no single designer checks every box. — tap to centre the map on it
A design team should be well rounded, with many different strengths, because no single designer checks every box.
Last stated 2 months ago
16 Aug 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hiring loop should have few, well-calibrated interviewers rather than many, because extra interviewers add veto points instead of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it
A hiring loop should have few, well-calibrated interviewers rather than many, because extra interviewers add veto points instead of judgement.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — no longer holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A labor market stuck in a low-hiring equilibrium will see employment decline outright unless hiring rates recover. — tap to centre the map on it
A labor market stuck in a low-hiring equilibrium will see employment decline outright unless hiring rates recover.
Last stated 9 months ago
11 Jan 2026
JP
Joseph Politano — holds since 2026-01-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
CF
Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition. — tap to centre the map on it
A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
RV
Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it
A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about.
Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
SY
Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do. — tap to centre the map on it
A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do.
Last stated 2 months ago
7 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
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Production software cannot be built by unskilled vibe coders replacing trained software engineers.
Last stated 11 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Arvind Narayanan
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Same subject: hiring
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Charity Majors
Same subject: hiring
A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
Last stated 29 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Danny Martinez
Same subject: hiring
A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Charity Majors
Same subject: hiring
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Tom Verrilli
Same subject: hiring
A company that stops hiring new graduates because AI makes juniors look unnecessary will have no senior engineers in a few years' time.
Last stated 1 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Thuan Pham
Same subject: hiring
A design team should be well rounded, with many different strengths, because no single designer checks every box.
Last stated 16 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ian Silber
Same subject: hiring
A hiring loop should have few, well-calibrated interviewers rather than many, because extra interviewers add veto points instead of judgement.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
No longer holds Charity Majors
Same subject: hiring
A labor market stuck in a low-hiring equilibrium will see employment decline outright unless hiring rates recover.
Last stated 11 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Joseph Politano
Same subject: management
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Charity Majors
Same subject: management
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Last stated 28 Oct 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Patrick McKenzie
Same subject: management
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Last stated 28 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Camille Fournier
Same subject: product management
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna
Same subject: product management
A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Same subject: product management
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
Same subject: AI and jobs
A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about.
Last stated 11 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Steve Yegge
Same subject: AI and jobs
A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do.
Last stated 7 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Noah Smith
Same subject: AI and jobs
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Molly Graham