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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under open source open source Everything filed under software performance software performance Everything filed under SaaS SaaS Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Software projects should break downstream users as little as possible, and make any breakage they do cause obvious and easy to fix. Software projects should break downstreamusers as little as possible, and make anybreakage they do cause obvious and easy tofix. Last stated 5 years ago 11 Dec 2021 DC David Crawshaw — holds since 2021-12-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Release the first version of an open source project a little broken on purpose; nothing recruits collaborators like something they know how to fix. — tap to centre the map on it Release the first version of an opensource project a little broken onpurpose; nothing recruitscollaborators like something theyknow how to fix. Last stated a year ago 12 Jul 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fast software is not always good software, but slow software is rarely able to rise to greatness, because not breaking flow is an axiom of great tools. — tap to centre the map on it Fast software is not always goodsoftware, but slow software israrely able to rise to greatness,because not breaking flow is anaxiom of great tools. Last stated 7 years ago 1 Jul 2019 CM Craig Mod — holds since 2019-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people will keep paying for software rather than build and maintain their own. — tap to centre the map on it Most people will keep paying forsoftware rather than build andmaintain their own. Last stated a year ago 7 Oct 2025 NE Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Users like security in the abstract and experience it as breakage: hardening the project made things slower, harder to update, and broke what people depended on. — tap to centre the map on it Users like security in the abstractand experience it as breakage:hardening the project made thingsslower, harder to update, and brokewhat people depended on. Last stated 3 months ago 10 Aug 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is doubtful that great software can be made without using it yourself or working right next to its users. — tap to centre the map on it It is doubtful that great softwarecan be made without using ityourself or working right next toits users. Last stated a year ago 30 Oct 2025 JH Jeremy Howard — holds since 2025-10-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The traditional split between a stable branch and an unstable branch may no longer be the right way to develop software. — tap to centre the map on it The traditional split between astable branch and an unstable branchmay no longer be the right way todevelop software. Last stated 3 months ago 22 Jul 2026 SS Salvatore Sanfilippo — holds since 2026-07-22 — 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 thereputation-building business, andsoftware is downstream of that. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Sept 2026 SP Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The vast majority of software development projects fail — tap to centre the map on it The vast majority of softwaredevelopment projects fail Last stated 23 years ago 2 Feb 2004 JA Jeff Atwood — holds since 2004-02-02 — 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: A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen. — tap to centre the map on it A 'tranquil domestic setting' is nota fitting frame for Jane Austen. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Aug 2024 DL Devoney Looser — holds since 2024-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 7 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship. — tap to centre the map on it A book is not bad just because itscharacters have a bad relationship. Last stated 3 years ago 13 Aug 2023 SD Seth Dickinson — holds since 2023-08-13 — 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 billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallowawareness, so it does not work foreducation or for a startup beforeproduct-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 EK Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run a product and a project operating model at the same time. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run a product and aproject operating model at the sametime. Last stated a year ago 27 Oct 2025 PW Petra Wille — holds since 2025-10-27 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Software projects should break downstream users as little as possible, and make any breakage they do cause obvious and easy to fix. Last stated 11 Dec 2021 · 5 years ago Holds David Crawshaw Read this korrent →