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← Software upgrades that invalidate previously learned knowledge make programmers worse at their craft.
17 connected korrents · 14 moments on record from 5 Oct 2017 to 6 Sept 2026.
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software quality 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 upgrades that invalidate previously learned knowledge make programmers worse at their craft. Software upgrades that invalidate previously learned knowledge make programmers worse at their craft. Last stated 5 years ago
11 Dec 2021
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David Crawshaw — holds since 2021-12-11 — 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: 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 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Robert C. Martin's advice makes code worse, because it dismisses every correctness technique that is not unit testing. — tap to centre the map on it Robert C. Martin's advice makes code worse, because it dismisses every correctness technique that is not unit testing. Last stated 9 years ago
5 Oct 2017
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2017-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deep compiler knowledge is still interesting, but it is no longer useful to a working engineer in any meaningful sense. — tap to centre the map on it Deep compiler knowledge is still interesting, but it is no longer useful to a working engineer in any meaningful sense. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible. — tap to centre the map on it Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Overly prescriptive instructions make a coding agent worse, for the same reason a micromanaging boss makes a programmer worse. — tap to centre the map on it Overly prescriptive instructions make a coding agent worse, for the same reason a micromanaging boss makes a programmer worse. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because programming requires forgetting, developers should weigh the costs of their abstractions and who those abstractions leave out. — tap to centre the map on it Because programming requires forgetting, developers should weigh the costs of their abstractions and who those abstractions leave out. Last stated 4 years ago
25 Jul 2022
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Phil Hagelberg — holds since 2022-07-25 — 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 2 weeks ago
6 Sept 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break. — tap to centre the map on it A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sense of achievement in software survives writing almost none of the code yourself. — tap to centre the map on it A sense of achievement in software survives writing almost none of the code yourself. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI should be used as a failure machine that tests many ideas cheaply, not as a way to build one idea faster. — tap to centre the map on it AI should be used as a failure machine that tests many ideas cheaply, not as a way to build one idea faster. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models. — tap to centre the map on it A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Mar 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adoption is worth measuring first despite being a bad metric, because developers are cranky enough not to use a tool that is awful. — tap to centre the map on it Adoption is worth measuring first despite being a bad metric, because developers are cranky enough not to use a tool that is awful. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
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Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year. — tap to centre the map on it A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year. Last stated 2 months ago
27 Jul 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — 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 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has made it cheap to build the features that were never worth building, so shipping a new feature every day can make a product worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it AI has made it cheap to build the features that were never worth building, so shipping a new feature every day can make a product worse rather than better. Last stated 3 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
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Software upgrades that invalidate previously learned knowledge make programmers worse at their craft.
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A compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting.
Holds
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
Robert C. Martin's advice makes code worse, because it dismisses every correctness technique that is not unit testing.
Holds
Deep compiler knowledge is still interesting, but it is no longer useful to a working engineer in any meaningful sense.
Holds
Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible.
Holds
Overly prescriptive instructions make a coding agent worse, for the same reason a micromanaging boss makes a programmer worse.
Holds
Because programming requires forgetting, developers should weigh the costs of their abstractions and who those abstractions leave out.
Holds
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
A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break.
Holds
A sense of achievement in software survives writing almost none of the code yourself.
Holds
AI should be used as a failure machine that tests many ideas cheaply, not as a way to build one idea faster.
Holds
A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models.
Holds
A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
Holds
Adoption is worth measuring first despite being a bad metric, because developers are cranky enough not to use a tool that is awful.
Holds
A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year.
Holds
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds
AI has made it cheap to build the features that were never worth building, so shipping a new feature every day can make a product worse rather than better.
Holds