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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 29 Sept 2018 to 6 Aug 2026.

Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under design design Everything filed under software performance software performance Everything filed under the cloud the cloud Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Programmers are more expensive than computers 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: AI will make hand-written code a luxury only the wealthy can afford to produce. — tap to centre the map on it AI will make hand-written code aluxury only the wealthy can affordto produce. Last stated 6 months ago 29 Mar 2026 CW Chris Wellons — holds since 2026-03-29 — 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: Optimizing for programmer productivity is more valuable than optimizing for computer efficiency — tap to centre the map on it Optimizing for programmerproductivity is more valuable thanoptimizing for computer efficiency 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: The cloud is often just as complicated as running things yourself, and it's usually ridiculously more expensive — tap to centre the map on it The cloud is often just ascomplicated as running thingsyourself, and it's usuallyridiculously more expensive Last stated 3 years ago 23 Jun 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-06-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: The struggle between profitless simplicity and profitable complexity is eternal in the world of software — tap to centre the map on it The struggle between profitlesssimplicity and profitable complexityis eternal in the world of software Last stated 4 years ago 12 Jan 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-01-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Because programming requires forgetting, developers should weigh the costs of their abstractions and who those abstractions leave out. — tap to centre the map on it Because programming requiresforgetting, developers should weighthe costs of their abstractions andwho those abstractions leave out. Last stated 4 years ago 25 Jul 2022 PH Phil Hagelberg — holds since 2022-07-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cheaper software has increased the number of software engineers a company needs, not reduced it. — tap to centre the map on it Cheaper software has increased thenumber of software engineers acompany needs, not reduced it. Last stated 2 months ago 28 Jul 2026 BS Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — 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: "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 linewritten 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 hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. — tap to centre the map on it A company should hire a productmanager only against a specificneed, never by default. Last stated 2 months ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — 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 asthough it has stopped shipping isusually widening its market, andgrinding 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 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 gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good book clears out stale assumptions and disturbs the old ideas a reader has let accumulate. — tap to centre the map on it A good book clears out staleassumptions and disturbs the oldideas a reader has let accumulate. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jun 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are
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