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Read this korrent: Rules like 'elevated surfaces get lighter in dark mode' are good guides but do not hold in the real world, where a darker keyboard can sit on a lighter table.
Rules like 'elevated surfaces get lighter in dark mode' are good guides but do not hold in the real world, where a darker keyboard can sit on a lighter table.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
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Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow. — tap to centre the map on it
A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
TC
Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Shadow DOM breaks accessibility in a number of ways. — tap to centre the map on it
Shadow DOM breaks accessibility in a number of ways.
Last stated 9 months ago
19 Dec 2025
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Eric Meyer — holds since 2025-12-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most everyday users do not care much about how many states a dark/light mode toggle has. — tap to centre the map on it
Most everyday users do not care much about how many states a dark/light mode toggle has.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
8 Sept 2026
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Stefan Judis — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it
A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The specific rules taught as clean code are simply bad programming practices, and they get worse when you apply them together. — tap to centre the map on it
The specific rules taught as clean code are simply bad programming practices, and they get worse when you apply them together.
Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Caravaggio is the master of light, and a designer can learn lighting for an interface by putting one of his paintings next to it and copying the light source. — tap to centre the map on it
Caravaggio is the master of light, and a designer can learn lighting for an interface by putting one of his paintings next to it and copying the light source.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
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Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers should take inspiration from the world directly rather than from other UI, which is itself already a distillation of the world. — tap to centre the map on it
Designers should take inspiration from the world directly rather than from other UI, which is itself already a distillation of the world.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
TC
Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You should work on raising the ceiling, not the floor — tap to centre the map on it
You should work on raising the ceiling, not the floor
Last stated 4 weeks ago
4 Sept 2026
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Nat Friedman — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. — tap to centre the map on it
A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come.
Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer. — tap to centre the map on it
Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer.
Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fiscal multipliers vary across time and place but are generally nonzero, positive for spending, negative for taxes, and larger when monetary policy cannot offset them. — tap to centre the map on it
Fiscal multipliers vary across time and place but are generally nonzero, positive for spending, negative for taxes, and larger when monetary policy cannot offset them.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — 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 fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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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 small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre 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 works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit 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 programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it. — tap to centre the map on it
A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it.
Last stated 7 years ago
9 Apr 2019
TB
Thorsten Ball — holds since 2019-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start. — tap to centre the map on it
A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start.
Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Discriminated unions are the most important TypeScript feature, and everyone should be using them more. — tap to centre the map on it
Discriminated unions are the most important TypeScript feature, and everyone should be using them more.
Last stated 2 years ago
18 Dec 2024
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Dillon Mulroy — holds since 2024-12-18 — tap for who they are
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Rules like 'elevated surfaces get lighter in dark mode' are good guides but do not hold in the real world, where a darker keyboard can sit on a lighter table.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
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Similar wording
A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
Similar wording
Shadow DOM breaks accessibility in a number of ways.
Last stated 19 Dec 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds Eric Meyer
Similar wording
Most everyday users do not care much about how many states a dark/light mode toggle has.
Last stated 8 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Stefan Judis
Similar wording
A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Last stated 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Similar wording
The specific rules taught as clean code are simply bad programming practices, and they get worse when you apply them together.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Casey Muratori
Similar wording
Caravaggio is the master of light, and a designer can learn lighting for an interface by putting one of his paintings next to it and copying the light source.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
Similar wording
Designers should take inspiration from the world directly rather than from other UI, which is itself already a distillation of the world.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
Similar wording
You should work on raising the ceiling, not the floor
Last stated 4 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Nat Friedman
Same subject: JavaScript
A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come.
Last stated 13 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Anders Hejlsberg
Same subject: JavaScript
Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer.
Last stated 13 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Anders Hejlsberg
Same subject: JavaScript
Fiscal multipliers vary across time and place but are generally nonzero, positive for spending, negative for taxes, and larger when monetary policy cannot offset them.
Last stated 1 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Olivier Blanchard
Same subject: simplicity
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 29 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Same subject: simplicity
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 17 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Adam Wiggins
Same subject: simplicity
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.
Last stated 16 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Jamie Dimon
Same subject: TypeScript
A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it.
Last stated 9 Apr 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Thorsten Ball
Same subject: TypeScript
A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start.
Last stated 13 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Anders Hejlsberg
Same subject: TypeScript
Discriminated unions are the most important TypeScript feature, and everyone should be using them more.
Last stated 18 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Dillon Mulroy