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Anthropic Cannot both be true 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: The bulk of agent acceleration is accruing to senior programmers, because judging whether agent output can ship is what made them senior. The bulk of agent acceleration is accruing to senior programmers, because judging whether agent output can ship is what made them senior. Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Cannot both be true: Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents will eventually stop making the mistakes that require senior review, as self-driving cars did; the bet is on when, not whether. — tap to centre the map on it Agents will eventually stop making the mistakes that require senior review, as self-driving cars did; the bet is on when, not whether. Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A swarm of agents with the right loop and the right metric can already out-produce a team of a hundred engineers. — tap to centre the map on it A swarm of agents with the right loop and the right metric can already out-produce a team of a hundred engineers. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
AW
Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The very large productivity gains from agents require working with them directly; putting another human in between is too slow to preserve the gain. — tap to centre the map on it The very large productivity gains from agents require working with them directly; putting another human in between is too slow to preserve the gain. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents will have an insatiable thirst for signals about product quality, which most people today cannot aggregate. — tap to centre the map on it Agents will have an insatiable thirst for signals about product quality, which most people today cannot aggregate. Last stated 2 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody in the coding-agent market is using AI so much better than everyone else that their competitors cannot keep up — the gap you would expect to see simply is not there. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody in the coding-agent market is using AI so much better than everyone else that their competitors cannot keep up — the gap you would expect to see simply is not there. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — 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
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making a product work for agents is probably largely a matter of building the right primitives into it, almost as an infrastructural layer. — tap to centre the map on it Making a product work for agents is probably largely a matter of building the right primitives into it, almost as an infrastructural layer. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
MK
Mike Krieger — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI models have reached the level of a junior engineer on longer-running, agent-based coding tasks. — tap to centre the map on it AI models have reached the level of a junior engineer on longer-running, agent-based coding tasks. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jul 2026
JD
Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
SY
Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do. — tap to centre the map on it A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do. Last stated a month ago
7 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. Last stated 3 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anthropic's current strategy toward writers who use AI for editing and research is aggressively hostile to them. — tap to centre the map on it Anthropic's current strategy toward writers who use AI for editing and research is aggressively hostile to them. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Aug 2026
ML
Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Asking Claude to do the thinking is garbage in, garbage out; the thinking and strategizing still has to be done by people. — tap to centre the map on it Asking Claude to do the thinking is garbage in, garbage out; the thinking and strategizing still has to be done by people. Last stated 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
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Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
DR
Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer. — tap to centre the map on it AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer. Last stated a year ago
16 Oct 2025
DF
Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI marketed as a pure augmenting 'tool' will end up automating jobs anyway, since firms control how it's used. — tap to centre the map on it AI marketed as a pure augmenting 'tool' will end up automating jobs anyway, since firms control how it's used. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
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Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
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The bulk of agent acceleration is accruing to senior programmers, because judging whether agent output can ship is what made them senior.
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Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents.
Holds
Agents will eventually stop making the mistakes that require senior review, as self-driving cars did; the bet is on when, not whether.
Holds
A swarm of agents with the right loop and the right metric can already out-produce a team of a hundred engineers.
Holds
The very large productivity gains from agents require working with them directly; putting another human in between is too slow to preserve the gain.
Holds
Agents will have an insatiable thirst for signals about product quality, which most people today cannot aggregate.
Holds
Nobody in the coding-agent market is using AI so much better than everyone else that their competitors cannot keep up — the gap you would expect to see simply is not there.
Holds
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds
Making a product work for agents is probably largely a matter of building the right primitives into it, almost as an infrastructural layer.
Holds
AI models have reached the level of a junior engineer on longer-running, agent-based coding tasks.
Holds
A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about.
Holds
A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do.
Holds
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Holds
Anthropic's current strategy toward writers who use AI for editing and research is aggressively hostile to them.
Holds
Asking Claude to do the thinking is garbage in, garbage out; the thinking and strategizing still has to be done by people.
Holds
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer.
Holds
AI marketed as a pure augmenting 'tool' will end up automating jobs anyway, since firms control how it's used.
Holds