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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 3 Jul 2013 to 23 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under software quality software quality Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Testing one user early in a project is better than testing 50 near the end Testing one user early in a project isbetter than testing 50 near the end SK Steve Krug — holds since c. 2000–2014 — tap for who they are Same subject: You have to be user number one: if you are not excited by the thing you are building, it will probably not be any good. — tap to centre the map on it You have to be user number one: ifyou are not excited by the thing youare building, it will probably notbe any good. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Aug 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is now faster to build three versions of something and try them out. — tap to centre the map on it It is now faster to build threeversions of something and try themout. Last stated 4 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 AV Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being honest earlier is always better than being honest later. — tap to centre the map on it Being honest earlier is alwaysbetter than being honest later. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Sept 2026 AH Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Unit testing frameworks arrived so late because testing was a status divide, and testers had every incentive to keep a separate tool and language of their own. — tap to centre the map on it Unit testing frameworks arrived solate because testing was a statusdivide, and testers had everyincentive to keep a separate tooland language of their own. Last stated 3 months ago 1 Jul 2026 KB Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Even the worst usability test with the wrong user shows important things to improve — tap to centre the map on it Even the worst usability test withthe wrong user shows importantthings to improve SK Steve Krug — holds since c. 2000–2014 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anyone who knew how to code before AI is having a way better time using AI than someone who did not, because they know the right words to say. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone who knew how to code beforeAI is having a way better time usingAI than someone who did not, becausethey know the right words to say. Last stated 6 months ago 14 Apr 2026 BL Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Maybe higher-fidelity prototypes can be tested and validated much faster and still thrown away, because testing an idea is often the point of a prototype. — tap to centre the map on it Maybe higher-fidelity prototypes canbe tested and validated much fasterand still thrown away, becausetesting an idea is often the pointof a prototype. Last stated 7 months ago 10 Mar 2026 LO Luis Ouriach — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: At three billion users you cannot launch without testing and cannot test without it becoming news, so the communications plan comes before the launch decision. — tap to centre the map on it At three billion users you cannotlaunch without testing and cannottest without it becoming news, sothe communications plan comes beforethe launch decision. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Jul 2026 AM Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta. — tap to centre the map on it A feature shipped in a product'sofficial release is fair to judge,regardless of whether the companylabels it a beta. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Sept 2026 JS Jason Snell — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Getting from a demo to a product is a march of nines, and each additional nine costs the same amount of work as the one before it. — tap to centre the map on it Getting from a demo to a product isa march of nines, and eachadditional nine costs the sameamount of work as the one before it. Last stated 12 months ago 17 Oct 2025 AK Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most software bugs will not be coding bugs but bugs from asking for the wrong thing. — tap to centre the map on it Most software bugs will not becoding bugs but bugs from asking forthe wrong thing. Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Sept 2026 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Sharing responsibility for quality, educating and delegating rather than gatekeeping, helps engineers and product partners feel they own it too. — tap to centre the map on it Sharing responsibility for quality,educating and delegating rather thangatekeeping, helps engineers andproduct partners feel they own ittoo. Last stated 3 months ago 8 Jul 2026 MC Meaghan Choi — holds since 2026-07-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: 95 percent of the software made in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away. — tap to centre the map on it 95 percent of the software made inan age of abundance will be shitty,and shitty software is easy to dealwith because it goes away. Last stated 2 weeks ago 23 Sept 2026 GT Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over aweekend returns work that is halfgood, a quarter garbage and aquarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago 18 Aug 2025 CB Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A strong culture of unshipping helps remove complexity and focus on a product's strengths. — tap to centre the map on it A strong culture of unshipping helpsremove complexity and focus on aproduct's strengths. Last stated a month ago 25 Aug 2026 JB John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Building a great product means being great at saying no -- not maybe, not later, no. — tap to centre the map on it Building a great product means beinggreat at saying no -- not maybe, notlater, no. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 DT Des Traynor — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Code that is complex or clever can pass its tests while still being bad code. — tap to centre the map on it Code that is complex or clever canpass its tests while still being badcode. Last stated 11 years ago 22 Oct 2015 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2015-10-22 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Testing one user early in a project is better than testing 50 near the end Last stated c. 2000–2014 Holds Steve Krug Read this korrent →