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AI slop 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: Switching AI coding tools from flat-rate to metered, usage-based billing is a good change, even though it is unpopular and uncomfortable. Switching AI coding tools from flat-rate to metered, usage-based billing is a good change, even though it is unpopular and uncomfortable. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Elio Struyf — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is a world where AI coding tools change nothing except that engineers are happier, and for a lot of companies that is not good enough to keep paying for. — tap to centre the map on it There is a world where AI coding tools change nothing except that engineers are happier, and for a lot of companies that is not good enough to keep paying for. Last stated 4 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has changed almost nothing about how a startup works; the one genuinely new thing is that companies now carry enormous token bills. — tap to centre the map on it AI has changed almost nothing about how a startup works; the one genuinely new thing is that companies now carry enormous token bills. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A subscription price increase is not justified by adding a minor AI feature. — tap to centre the map on it A subscription price increase is not justified by adding a minor AI feature. Last stated 3 months ago
7 Jul 2026
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Stefan Zweifel — holds since 2026-07-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI should be used as much as possible for writing as reporting, but should not replace writing as thinking. — tap to centre the map on it AI should be used as much as possible for writing as reporting, but should not replace writing as thinking. Last stated a month ago
30 Aug 2026
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Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough. — tap to centre the map on it AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that adopts AI tools without changing its organisational design misses the biggest change under way. — tap to centre the map on it A company that adopts AI tools without changing its organisational design misses the biggest change under way. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Elena Verna — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The AI coding tools only recently became good enough to change the answer: after years of hating them, most of this codebase is now written by AI. — tap to centre the map on it The AI coding tools only recently became good enough to change the answer: after years of hating them, most of this codebase is now written by AI. Last stated 3 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results. Last stated 8 months ago
9 Feb 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-09 — 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 5 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction — tap to centre the map on it A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
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Craig Hockenberry — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Too expensive" is never the real reason a customer cancels, because they already decided the price was acceptable when they bought. — tap to centre the map on it "Too expensive" is never the real reason a customer cancels, because they already decided the price was acceptable when they bought. Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A best-in-class product should be priced at the point where customers say it is starting to get expensive, not at the point where they would call it a bargain. — tap to centre the map on it A best-in-class product should be priced at the point where customers say it is starting to get expensive, not at the point where they would call it a bargain. Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancelling customer already survived an improbable gauntlet to buy, which makes churn an emotional emergency before it is ever a metric. — tap to centre the map on it A cancelling customer already survived an improbable gauntlet to buy, which makes churn an emotional emergency before it is ever a metric. Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Automated evaluation tools are useful for finding some types of AI errors, especially when combined with human judgment. — tap to centre the map on it Automated evaluation tools are useful for finding some types of AI errors, especially when combined with human judgment. Last stated a week ago
22 Sept 2026
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Lenny Rachitsky — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: CMake tooling is missing a linter that could statically catch most CMakeLists.txt mistakes. — tap to centre the map on it CMake tooling is missing a linter that could statically catch most CMakeLists.txt mistakes. Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
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Chris Wellons — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Comparing code coverage between passing and failing test runs is a cheap, effective way to localize a bug quickly. — tap to centre the map on it Comparing code coverage between passing and failing test runs is a cheap, effective way to localize a bug quickly. Last stated a year ago
25 Apr 2025
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Russ Cox — holds since 2025-04-25 — tap for who they are
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Switching AI coding tools from flat-rate to metered, usage-based billing is a good change, even though it is unpopular and uncomfortable.
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There is a world where AI coding tools change nothing except that engineers are happier, and for a lot of companies that is not good enough to keep paying for.
Holds
AI has changed almost nothing about how a startup works; the one genuinely new thing is that companies now carry enormous token bills.
Holds
A subscription price increase is not justified by adding a minor AI feature.
Holds
AI should be used as much as possible for writing as reporting, but should not replace writing as thinking.
Holds
AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough.
Holds
A company that adopts AI tools without changing its organisational design misses the biggest change under way.
Holds
The AI coding tools only recently became good enough to change the answer: after years of hating them, most of this codebase is now written by AI.
Holds
AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results.
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
A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Holds
A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction
Holds
"Too expensive" is never the real reason a customer cancels, because they already decided the price was acceptable when they bought.
Holds
A best-in-class product should be priced at the point where customers say it is starting to get expensive, not at the point where they would call it a bargain.
Holds
A cancelling customer already survived an improbable gauntlet to buy, which makes churn an emotional emergency before it is ever a metric.
Holds
Automated evaluation tools are useful for finding some types of AI errors, especially when combined with human judgment.
Holds
CMake tooling is missing a linter that could statically catch most CMakeLists.txt mistakes.
Holds
Comparing code coverage between passing and failing test runs is a cheap, effective way to localize a bug quickly.
Holds