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coding agents Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Software tends to get slower, more bloated, buggier and bigger as it evolves, unless it is designed from the outset to prevent that. Software tends to get slower, more bloated, buggier and bigger as it evolves, unless it is designed from the outset to prevent that. Last stated 2 weeks ago
25 Aug 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-08-25 — 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 good software, but slow software is rarely able to rise to greatness, because not breaking flow is an axiom of great tools. Last stated 7 years ago
1 Jul 2019
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Craig Mod — holds since 2019-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software performance is central to long-term business success rather than a niche engineering concern. — tap to centre the map on it Software performance is central to long-term business success rather than a niche engineering concern. Last stated 3 years ago
26 Apr 2023
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2023-04-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every time software has become easier to create, the world has created exponentially more of it, and this time will be no exception. — tap to centre the map on it Every time software has become easier to create, the world has created exponentially more of it, and this time will be no exception. Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software should unbloat over time: the longer it is around, the more elegant it should become. — tap to centre the map on it Software should unbloat over time: the longer it is around, the more elegant it should become. Last stated 7 years ago
1 Jul 2019
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Craig Mod — holds since 2019-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of software is not the new stuff; it is old, crappy code somebody has to maintain, and it is full of genuinely hard problems. — tap to centre the map on it Most of software is not the new stuff; it is old, crappy code somebody has to maintain, and it is full of genuinely hard problems. Last stated a year ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software's constraints are soft where traditional engineering's are hard, and that is one of the few real differences between them. — tap to centre the map on it Software's constraints are soft where traditional engineering's are hard, and that is one of the few real differences between them. Last stated 6 years ago
20 Jan 2021
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2021-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse. — tap to centre the map on it Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse. Last stated yesterday
6 Sept 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The loop has flipped: it used to be faster to mock up software than to ship it, and now designers can work iteratively in production code. — tap to centre the map on it The loop has flipped: it used to be faster to mock up software than to ship it, and now designers can work iteratively in production code. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Luke Wroblewski — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He does not read the boring parts of generated code, the data-shuffling and button alignment; what touches the database he reads and reviews. — tap to centre the map on it He does not read the boring parts of generated code, the data-shuffling and button alignment; what touches the database he reads and reviews. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — 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 IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — 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 a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting. Last stated 4 months ago
20 May 2026
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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 a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle. Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — 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 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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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 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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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
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Software tends to get slower, more bloated, buggier and bigger as it evolves, unless it is designed from the outset to prevent that.
Holds Read this korrent →
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.
Holds CM Craig Mod
Software performance is central to long-term business success rather than a niche engineering concern.
Holds CM Casey Muratori
Every time software has become easier to create, the world has created exponentially more of it, and this time will be no exception.
Holds AO Addy Osmani
Software should unbloat over time: the longer it is around, the more elegant it should become.
Holds CM Craig Mod
Most of software is not the new stuff; it is old, crappy code somebody has to maintain, and it is full of genuinely hard problems.
Holds TH ThePrimeagen
Software's constraints are soft where traditional engineering's are hard, and that is one of the few real differences between them.
Holds HW Hillel Wayne
Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse.
Holds
The loop has flipped: it used to be faster to mock up software than to ship it, and now designers can work iteratively in production code.
Holds LW Luke Wroblewski
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds
AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck.
Holds MK Martin Kleppmann
He does not read the boring parts of generated code, the data-shuffling and button alignment; what touches the database he reads and reviews.
Holds
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.
Holds AH Anders Hejlsberg
A compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting.
Holds AR Alice Ryhl
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.
Holds AH Anders Hejlsberg
A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come.
Holds AH Anders Hejlsberg
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.
Holds AH Anders Hejlsberg
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.
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