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behavioural science 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: TDD earns its keep only where work alternates rapidly between doing and learning; choosing it is a practical decision, never a moral one. TDD earns its keep only where work alternates rapidly between doing and learning; choosing it is a practical decision, never a moral one. Last stated 4 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: TDD fell out of fashion partly because its advocates turned it into a moral test of professionalism, when people write very good software with a wide variety of workflows. — tap to centre the map on it TDD fell out of fashion partly because its advocates turned it into a moral test of professionalism, when people write very good software with a wide variety of workflows. Last stated 4 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Test-driven development matters more with coding agents than it ever did with people, because its real effect is stopping the agent writing more code than the task needs. — tap to centre the map on it Test-driven development matters more with coding agents than it ever did with people, because its real effect is stopping the agent writing more code than the task needs. Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a world where it's impossible to make purely moral decisions in everything we do, we should all recognize where we're making trade-offs and not try to paint ourselves as being purely logical. — tap to centre the map on it In a world where it's impossible to make purely moral decisions in everything we do, we should all recognize where we're making trade-offs and not try to paint ourselves as being purely logical. Last stated a week ago
14 Oct 2026
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Matt Birchler — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The industry is now accumulating code faster than it is accumulating trust, and trust only comes from having struggled to understand the domain yourself. — tap to centre the map on it The industry is now accumulating code faster than it is accumulating trust, and trust only comes from having struggled to understand the domain yourself. Last stated 4 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The data-structures-and-algorithms interview never tested a skill that transfers to the job; what it tested was whether somebody can think. — tap to centre the map on it The data-structures-and-algorithms interview never tested a skill that transfers to the job; what it tested was whether somebody can think. Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Teaching people a decision model is useless, because the intuition it rests on is built from experience and has no shortcut. — tap to centre the map on it Teaching people a decision model is useless, because the intuition it rests on is built from experience and has no shortcut. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
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Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You cannot learn from work you did not do yourself. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot learn from work you did not do yourself. Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learning a technical skill turns less on memorising its parts than on accepting that you will feel stupid and carrying on anyway. — tap to centre the map on it Learning a technical skill turns less on memorising its parts than on accepting that you will feel stupid and carrying on anyway. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Jul 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-07-12 — 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 3 months ago
27 Jul 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents are the new compilers that compile intent into fast software. — tap to centre the map on it Agents are the new compilers that compile intent into fast software. Last stated a month ago
12 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-12 — 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 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. Last stated 7 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on. — tap to centre the map on it A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Craig Hockenberry — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are