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Read this korrent: Team output is still what matters, however hard the industry pushes to measure individual output.
Team output is still what matters, however hard the industry pushes to measure individual output.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Overwatch put too much weight on whether the team won; a hero shooter built today should foreground individual contribution, because that is how people actually play. — tap to centre the map on it
Overwatch put too much weight on whether the team won; a hero shooter built today should foreground individual contribution, because that is how people actually play.
Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
JK
Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software productivity cannot be measured, because there is no way to measure a development team's output. — tap to centre the map on it
Software productivity cannot be measured, because there is no way to measure a development team's output.
Last stated 23 years ago
29 Aug 2003
MF
Martin Fowler — holds since 2003-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How people feel about an economy is what actually matters, and no set of statistics will persuade someone who feels they are losing that they are winning. — tap to centre the map on it
How people feel about an economy is what actually matters, and no set of statistics will persuade someone who feels they are losing that they are winning.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Jennifer Burns — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead. — tap to centre the map on it
A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead.
Last stated 3 years ago
5 Jan 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deciding on averages is how product teams destroy the small group for whom a barely-used feature is everything. — tap to centre the map on it
Deciding on averages is how product teams destroy the small group for whom a barely-used feature is everything.
Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Performance cannot win a market on its own: against an incumbent held up by network effects, being far more responsive is a nice plus and nothing more. — tap to centre the map on it
Performance cannot win a market on its own: against an incumbent held up by network effects, being far more responsive is a nice plus and nothing more.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The metric that matters is engineering velocity, not the share of code AI writes, and at Google AI has raised it by about ten percent. — tap to centre the map on it
The metric that matters is engineering velocity, not the share of code AI writes, and at Google AI has raised it by about ten percent.
Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If every growth initiative is an experiment, the team has a paralysing disease rather than a process. — tap to centre the map on it
If every growth initiative is an experiment, the team has a paralysing disease rather than a process.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one. — tap to centre the map on it
A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
TK
Travis Kalanick — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A meeting that wastes everyone's time is a meetings problem, not a communication problem. — tap to centre the map on it
A meeting that wastes everyone's time is a meetings problem, not a communication problem.
Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing. — tap to centre the map on it
A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing.
Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Is the page loaded?" was never a real question, and web performance only became measurable once it was broken into the distinct moments a user actually notices. — tap to centre the map on it
"Is the page loaded?" was never a real question, and web performance only became measurable once it was broken into the distinct moments a user actually notices.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Aug 2026
AO
Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Optimize it later" would be safe advice only if every engineer already knew how to avoid the architectural mistakes that no later optimization can remove. — tap to centre the map on it
"Optimize it later" would be safe advice only if every engineer already knew how to avoid the architectural mistakes that no later optimization can remove.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A 300-millisecond response budget is not an achievement but an admission: 300 milliseconds is an eternity in computing, and a product pitching it shows how far the bar has fallen. — tap to centre the map on it
A 300-millisecond response budget is not an achievement but an admission: 300 milliseconds is an eternity in computing, and a product pitching it shows how far the bar has fallen.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers should find what the spec should be and build it in HTML and CSS themselves, not make a product manager's spec look pretty. — tap to centre the map on it
Designers should find what the spec should be and build it in HTML and CSS themselves, not make a product manager's spec look pretty.
Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own. — tap to centre the map on it
Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own.
Last stated 4 months ago
15 May 2026
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Julia Evans — holds since 2018-11-01 — tap for who they are
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Julia Evans — no longer holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are
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Team output is still what matters, however hard the industry pushes to measure individual output.
Last stated 12 Aug 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds CM Charity Majors
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Similar wording
Overwatch put too much weight on whether the team won; a hero shooter built today should foreground individual contribution, because that is how people actually play.
Last stated 11 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds JK Jeff Kaplan
Similar wording
Software productivity cannot be measured, because there is no way to measure a development team's output.
Last stated 29 Aug 2003 · 23 years ago
Holds MF Martin Fowler
Similar wording
How people feel about an economy is what actually matters, and no set of statistics will persuade someone who feels they are losing that they are winning.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds JB Jennifer Burns
Similar wording
A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead.
Last stated 5 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds CM Charity Majors
Similar wording
Deciding on averages is how product teams destroy the small group for whom a barely-used feature is everything.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
Similar wording
Performance cannot win a market on its own: against an incumbent held up by network effects, being far more responsive is a nice plus and nothing more.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds CM Casey Muratori
Similar wording
The metric that matters is engineering velocity, not the share of code AI writes, and at Google AI has raised it by about ten percent.
Last stated 5 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds Sundar Pichai
Similar wording
If every growth initiative is an experiment, the team has a paralysing disease rather than a process.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds EV Elena Verna
Same subject: management
A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds TK Travis Kalanick
Same subject: management
A meeting that wastes everyone's time is a meetings problem, not a communication problem.
Last stated 5 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds LF Lex Fridman
Same subject: management
A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
Same subject: software performance
"Is the page loaded?" was never a real question, and web performance only became measurable once it was broken into the distinct moments a user actually notices.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds AO Addy Osmani
Same subject: software performance
"Optimize it later" would be safe advice only if every engineer already knew how to avoid the architectural mistakes that no later optimization can remove.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds CM Casey Muratori
Same subject: software performance
A 300-millisecond response budget is not an achievement but an admission: 300 milliseconds is an eternity in computing, and a product pitching it shows how far the bar has fallen.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds CM Casey Muratori
Same subject: CSS
Designers should find what the spec should be and build it in HTML and CSS themselves, not make a product manager's spec look pretty.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: CSS
Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own.
Last stated 15 May 2026 · 4 months ago
No longer holds JE Julia Evans