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← Programming is fundamentally the practice of making tradeoffs about what matters and what doesn't.

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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Everything filed under code generation code generation Everything filed under agency agency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Programming is fundamentally the practice of making tradeoffs about what matters and what doesn't. Programming is fundamentally the practiceof making tradeoffs about what matters andwhat doesn't. Last stated 3 years ago 6 Feb 2024 DC David Crawshaw — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Programming is essentially the craft of turning ambiguous ideas into precise, specific instructions. — tap to centre the map on it Programming is essentially the craftof turning ambiguous ideas intoprecise, specific instructions. Last stated 9 months ago 4 Feb 2026 SH Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Freed from having to be professional and scalable, programming becomes a different activity, as cooking at home differs from a commercial kitchen. — tap to centre the map on it Freed from having to be professionaland scalable, programming becomes adifferent activity, as cooking athome differs from a commercialkitchen. Last stated 7 years ago by 29 Feb 2020 RS Robin Sloan — holds since 2020-02-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Programming is mathematical work: it uses discrete mathematics rather than the continuous mathematics people picture when they say maths. — tap to centre the map on it Programming is mathematical work: ituses discrete mathematics ratherthan the continuous mathematicspeople picture when they say maths. Last stated 6 years ago 18 Jan 2021 HW Hillel Wayne — holds since 2021-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: No single way of modeling data and methods in code is universally correct; every approach is just a set of trade-offs. — tap to centre the map on it No single way of modeling data andmethods in code is universallycorrect; every approach is just aset of trade-offs. Last stated 5 years ago 8 Feb 2022 PH Phil Hagelberg — holds since 2022-02-08 — 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: The real barrier to programming is exercising sound judgment and accountability, not learning syntax. — tap to centre the map on it The real barrier to programming isexercising sound judgment andaccountability, not learning syntax. Last stated 5 months ago 11 Jun 2026 AN Arvind Narayanan — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Meta-programming is usually unnecessary complexity that obscures what code is meant to do. — tap to centre the map on it Meta-programming is usuallyunnecessary complexity that obscureswhat code is meant to do. Last stated 11 years ago 22 Oct 2015 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2015-10-22 — 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: 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 candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offershould make every ask fit one lineof logic. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Dress should adorn the person without rivalling it, and need not be expensive — tap to centre the map on it Dress should adorn the personwithout rivalling it, and need notbe expensive MW Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since c. 1787 — tap for who they are Same subject: MacKenzie Scott's Last Days in Two Nations is weakened by too many points of view. — tap to centre the map on it MacKenzie Scott's Last Days in TwoNations is weakened by too manypoints of view. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 SW Sung J. Woo — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great. — tap to centre the map on it Often people mistake the depth ofthought needed to create somethingthat coheres for making somethingthat looks aesthetically simple,which is almost never the case ofanything great. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 JY Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A strong culture of unshipping helps remove complexity and focus on a product's strengths. — tap to centre the map on it A strong culture of unshipping helpsremove complexity and focus on aproduct's strengths. Last stated 2 months ago 25 Aug 2026 JB John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Building a great product means being great at saying no -- not maybe, not later, no. — tap to centre the map on it Building a great product means beinggreat at saying no -- not maybe, notlater, no. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 DT Des Traynor — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cheap AI-built features still cost customers complexity and cognitive load. — tap to centre the map on it Cheap AI-built features still costcustomers complexity and cognitiveload. Last stated 2 months ago 2 Sept 2026 DS Dharmesh Shah — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
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