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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 13 May 2025 to 8 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about software quality.

Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under Apple Apple Everything filed under design design Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Software quality has historically been maintained by engineers' own will combined with their strong negotiating position in the job market, rather than by other forces. Software quality has historically beenmaintained by engineers' own will combinedwith their strong negotiating position inthe job market, rather than by otherforces. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Jul 2026 AK Andrew Kelley — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language-agnostic conformance suite is the most powerful thing you can hand a coding agent, because the whole instruction becomes: write code until these tests pass. — tap to centre the map on it A language-agnostic conformancesuite is the most powerful thing youcan hand a coding agent, because thewhole instruction becomes: writecode until these tests pass. Last stated 7 months ago 19 Mar 2026 SW Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A passing test suite is not evidence that the software works, so an agent must also be made to start the thing and exercise it the way a person would. — tap to centre the map on it A passing test suite is not evidencethat the software works, so an agentmust also be made to start the thingand exercise it the way a personwould. Last stated 7 months ago 19 Mar 2026 SW Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adding a config option so nobody breaks compounds into permutations no test suite can cover, because it is infinitely harder to evolve software that has users. — tap to centre the map on it Adding a config option so nobodybreaks compounds into permutationsno test suite can cover, because itis infinitely harder to evolvesoftware that has users. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Aug 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agentic code review raises the floor but cannot be trusted, because the model reading the code is the same model that wrote it, and it will tell you the code is great. — tap to centre the map on it Agentic code review raises the floorbut cannot be trusted, because themodel reading the code is the samemodel that wrote it, and it willtell you the code is great. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Jul 2026 DH Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Apple has more reason to stumble now than ever: terribly behind on AI, faltering software quality, rivals catching up on silicon, and a leadership too old to relearn. — tap to centre the map on it Apple has more reason to stumble nowthan ever: terribly behind on AI,faltering software quality, rivalscatching up on silicon, and aleadership too old to relearn. Last stated a year ago 12 Jul 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Building on a model is unlike any previous software engineering, because the thing you are building on cannot be designed up front. — tap to centre the map on it Building on a model is unlike anyprevious software engineering,because the thing you are buildingon cannot be designed up front. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 BC Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Code quality is independent of whether it was written by a human or an AI. — tap to centre the map on it Code quality is independent ofwhether it was written by a human oran AI. Last stated 4 days ago 8 Oct 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Code quality still matters even as LLMs make writing code much faster — tap to centre the map on it Code quality still matters even asLLMs make writing code much faster Last stated a year ago 13 May 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half itsengineers to pay for the otherhalf's tokens, and that is what thelayoffs are actually about. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do. — tap to centre the map on it A likely outcome is that manyoccupations are eventually mostlyreplaced by AI while humans stillhave plenty to do. Last stated a month ago 7 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated 2 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI coding assistants are leveling the skill gap between software developers who can afford to use them. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding assistants are levelingthe skill gap between softwaredevelopers who can afford to usethem. Last stated 5 months ago 3 May 2026 YX Yihui Xie — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI coding assistants remove repetitive work without replacing human judgment. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding assistants removerepetitive work without replacinghuman judgment. Last stated 8 months ago 17 Feb 2026 EB Emanuele Bartolesi — holds since 2026-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI models have reached the level of a junior engineer on longer-running, agent-based coding tasks. — tap to centre the map on it AI models have reached the level ofa junior engineer on longer-running,agent-based coding tasks. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Jul 2026 JD Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI will make hand-written code a luxury only the wealthy can afford to produce. — tap to centre the map on it AI will make hand-written code aluxury only the wealthy can affordto produce. Last stated 6 months ago 29 Mar 2026 CW Chris Wellons — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Predicting that AI would write 90% of the code was never a prediction that we would need 90% fewer software engineers. — tap to centre the map on it Predicting that AI would write 90%of the code was never a predictionthat we would need 90% fewersoftware engineers. Last stated 8 months ago 13 Feb 2026 DA Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Programmers who refuse to use LLMs to code will fall behind those who do. — tap to centre the map on it Programmers who refuse to use LLMsto code will fall behind those whodo. Last stated 3 months ago 10 Jul 2026 FS Fabien Sanglard — holds since 2026-07-10 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Software quality has historically been maintained by engineers' own will combined with their strong negotiating position in the job market, rather than by other forces. Last stated 31 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Andrew Kelley Read this korrent →