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← Programming today still relies on one-dimensional, sequential plain text, largely unchanged from decades ago.

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Everything filed under developer tools developer tools Everything filed under compilers compilers Everything filed under personal websites personal websites Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under chat interfaces chat interfaces Everything filed under Omarchy Omarchy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Programming today still relies on one-dimensional, sequential plain text, largely unchanged from decades ago. Programming today still relies onone-dimensional, sequential plain text,largely unchanged from decades ago. Last stated 14 years ago 1 Jan 2013 RA Rasmus Andersson — holds since 2013-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Everything you write that matters belongs in plain text files, because they are the only format that stays portable, non-commercial and readable for a lifetime. — tap to centre the map on it Everything you write that mattersbelongs in plain text files, becausethey are the only format that staysportable, non-commercial andreadable for a lifetime. Last stated 5 years ago 2 Mar 2022 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Programming needs a fundamental reinvention beyond text-based coding, comparable to the 1950s shift from physical controls to textual commands. — tap to centre the map on it Programming needs a fundamentalreinvention beyond text-basedcoding, comparable to the 1950sshift from physical controls totextual commands. Last stated 14 years ago 1 Jan 2013 RA Rasmus Andersson — holds since 2013-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A plain text file and a basic editorare everything anyone needs in orderto think and write well; the extratools add nothing. Last stated 5 years ago 2 Mar 2022 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most programming languages in use today derive from Fortran or Lisp, both created in the 1950s. — tap to centre the map on it Most programming languages in usetoday derive from Fortran or Lisp,both created in the 1950s. Last stated 14 years ago 1 Jan 2013 RA Rasmus Andersson — holds since 2013-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: It will take a generation for new software to replace old software, and people will still be employed writing code in 10 years. — tap to centre the map on it It will take a generation for newsoftware to replace old software,and people will still be employedwriting code in 10 years. Last stated 2 days ago 19 Sept 2026 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Today's text-box chat interfaces are too restricted to survive multimodal models, and will look archaic within a couple of years. — tap to centre the map on it Today's text-box chat interfaces aretoo restricted to survive multimodalmodels, and will look archaic withina couple of years. Last stated a year ago 23 Jul 2025 DH Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Plain text is the only format guaranteed to be readable on devices that do not exist yet. — tap to centre the map on it Plain text is the only formatguaranteed to be readable on devicesthat do not exist yet. Last stated 5 years ago 2 Mar 2022 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: What trips up newcomers to Rust is not the code but the shape of their data. — tap to centre the map on it What trips up newcomers to Rust isnot the code but the shape of theirdata. Last stated 4 months ago 20 May 2026 AR Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models. — tap to centre the map on it A company that handed its engineersCopilot and thinks it is now movingfaster will be destroyed by thepeople using frontier models. Last stated 6 months ago 11 Mar 2026 SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — 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 4 months ago 13 May 2026 AH Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A software engineer who is not using a tool like Cursor is working at half productivity or worse. — tap to centre the map on it A software engineer who is not usinga tool like Cursor is working athalf productivity or worse. Last stated a year ago 18 Aug 2025 BT Bret Taylor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nix is worth switching your day-to-day package management to, over Homebrew. — tap to centre the map on it Nix is worth switching yourday-to-day package management to,over Homebrew. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Aug 2024 JE Julia Evans — holds since 2023-02-28 — tap for who they are JE Julia Evans — no longer holds since 2024-08-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Omarchy could reasonably switch its packaging system to Nix. — tap to centre the map on it Omarchy could reasonably switch itspackaging system to Nix. Last stated 3 weeks ago 29 Aug 2026 AR Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting. — tap to centre the map on it A compiler that names every place achange breaks turns refactoring intofixing errors until the compilerstops shouting. Last stated 4 months ago 20 May 2026 AR Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A programming language is not a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language is not acompiler but an experience: editing,running, debugging and the runtimelibrary all have to fit together asone cycle. Last stated 4 months ago 13 May 2026 AH Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A speed difference between languages that share the LLVM backend measures the benchmark author, not the languages. — tap to centre the map on it A speed difference between languagesthat share the LLVM backend measuresthe benchmark author, not thelanguages. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Mar 2025 TH ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
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