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AI 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 written for three people, a family or one school, is now possible for everyone, and that will change the world in strange and terrifying as well as exciting ways. Software written for three people, a family or one school, is now possible for everyone, and that will change the world in strange and terrifying as well as exciting ways. Last stated a month ago
29 Jul 2026
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A thousand programmers build the kind of software a thousand people build; Basecamp could never come out of that, and the breakthroughs come from individuals and tiny teams. — tap to centre the map on it A thousand programmers build the kind of software a thousand people build; Basecamp could never come out… Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The insistence that any education innovation must serve everybody at once and for free is the poison that stops education innovating at all. — tap to centre the map on it The insistence that any education innovation must serve everybody at once and for free is the poison that… Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents are driving a re-soloing of programming, undoing the safe social environment that extreme programming built for people who are not naturally social. — tap to centre the map on it Agents are driving a re-soloing of programming, undoing the safe social environment that extreme… Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a world where software can be created easily, designers matter more, not less, and they are going to be the leaders of the future. — tap to centre the map on it In a world where software can be created easily, designers matter more, not less, and they are going to be the… Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What any individual human can do comes from collectively built scaffolding rather than from the individual, and AGI may turn out to be more like that scaffolding than like a single brain. — tap to centre the map on it What any individual human can do comes from collectively built scaffolding rather than from the individual, and AGI… Last stated 2 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software developers probably are engineers after all, on the evidence of the people who did both jobs -- though that research was done before LLMs. — tap to centre the map on it Software developers probably are engineers after all, on the evidence of the people who did both jobs -- though that… Last stated a month ago
29 Jul 2026
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The ideas in software originate with humans; agents build what people tell them to build. — tap to centre the map on it The ideas in software originate with humans; agents build what people tell them to build. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — no longer holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting more people write software in natural language does not reduce the work; it snowballs the amount of software that has to be maintained. — tap to centre the map on it Letting more people write software in natural language does not reduce the work; it snowballs the amount of… 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: A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. — tap to centre the map on it A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Sept 2023
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Raph Koster — holds since 2023-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. — tap to centre the map on it A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided. — tap to centre the map on it A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the… Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
JL
Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. — tap to centre the map on it A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single… Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention. — tap to centre the map on it A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision… Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare… Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. — tap to centre the map on it A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and… Last stated 17 years ago
12 Feb 2010
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Karri Saarinen — holds since 2010-02-12 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Software written for three people, a family or one school, is now possible for everyone, and that will change the world in strange and terrifying as well as exciting ways.
Holds HW Hillel WayneRead this korrent →
A thousand programmers build the kind of software a thousand people build; Basecamp could never come out of that, and the breakthroughs come from individuals and tiny teams.
Holds
The insistence that any education innovation must serve everybody at once and for free is the poison that stops education innovating at all.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
Agents are driving a re-soloing of programming, undoing the safe social environment that extreme programming built for people who are not naturally social.
Holds KB Kent Beck
In a world where software can be created easily, designers matter more, not less, and they are going to be the leaders of the future.
Holds DF Dylan Field
What any individual human can do comes from collectively built scaffolding rather than from the individual, and AGI may turn out to be more like that scaffolding than like a single brain.
Holds
Software developers probably are engineers after all, on the evidence of the people who did both jobs -- though that research was done before LLMs.
Holds HW Hillel Wayne
The ideas in software originate with humans; agents build what people tell them to build.
No longer holds
Letting more people write software in natural language does not reduce the work; it snowballs the amount of software that has to be maintained.
Holds TH ThePrimeagen
A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction.
Holds RK Raph Koster
A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance.
Holds WL Will Larson
A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention.
Holds
A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline.
Holds JK Jeff Kaplan
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds GS George Saunders
A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill.
Holds DF Dylan Field
A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail.
Holds KS Karri Saarinen