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Read this korrent: Software is a form of hospitality, welcoming a user base into a product.
Software is a form of hospitality, welcoming a user base into a product.
Last stated 5 months ago
21 Apr 2026
BJ
Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software is the only field of human labour with practitioner conferences and freely shared knowledge; every other field has only academic conferences and trade shows. — tap to centre the map on it
Software is the only field of human labour with practitioner conferences and freely shared knowledge; every other field has only academic conferences and trade shows.
Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
HW
Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Engineers are in the reputation-building business, and software is downstream of that. — tap to centre the map on it
Engineers are in the reputation-building business, and software is downstream of that.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
19 Sept 2026
SP
Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Business software should be built the way games are built, because products made like games are the ones people fall in love with and tell their friends about. — tap to centre the map on it
Business software should be built the way games are built, because products made like games are the ones people fall in love with and tell their friends about.
Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
RV
Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Developing taste for software requires real-world experiences like brunch with friends, old movies and records, and observing city architecture. — tap to centre the map on it
Developing taste for software requires real-world experiences like brunch with friends, old movies and records, and observing city architecture.
Last stated a week ago
27 Sept 2026
SP
Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software products are preferable to software services — tap to centre the map on it
Software products are preferable to software services
Last stated 4 years ago
5 Dec 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-12-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software used to make you marginally more productive; an agent gets the job done for you, so you are hiring it rather than buying it. — tap to centre the map on it
Software used to make you marginally more productive; an agent gets the job done for you, so you are hiring it rather than buying it.
Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
CB
Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
MS
M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
EB
Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
CD
Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode. — tap to centre the map on it
A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode.
Last stated 2 months ago
16 Aug 2026
IS
Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel. — tap to centre the map on it
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
RS
Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — 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: A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience. — tap to centre the map on it
A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience.
Last stated 11 months ago
18 Nov 2025
NE
Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre
Software is a form of hospitality, welcoming a user base into a product.
Last stated 21 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Brandon Jacoby
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Software is the only field of human labour with practitioner conferences and freely shared knowledge; every other field has only academic conferences and trade shows.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Hillel Wayne
Similar wording
Engineers are in the reputation-building business, and software is downstream of that.
Last stated 19 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Sunil Pai
Similar wording
Business software should be built the way games are built, because products made like games are the ones people fall in love with and tell their friends about.
Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
Similar wording
Developing taste for software requires real-world experiences like brunch with friends, old movies and records, and observing city architecture.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds Sunil Pai
Similar wording
Software products are preferable to software services
Last stated 5 Dec 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Software used to make you marginally more productive; an agent gets the job done for you, so you are hiring it rather than buying it.
Last stated 18 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Clay Bavor
Same subject: design
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Same subject: design
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Ed Bayes
Same subject: design
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated 12 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: simplicity
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: simplicity
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Charlie Deets
Same subject: simplicity
A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode.
Last stated 16 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ian Silber
Same subject: taste
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Robby Stein
Same subject: taste
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
Same subject: taste
A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience.
Last stated 18 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Nat Eliason