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18 Jan 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: High consequences cannot be what makes work engineering, because most traditional engineering is low-stakes too. — tap to centre the map on it High consequences cannot be what makes work engineering, because most traditional engineering is low-stakes too. Last stated 6 years ago
18 Jan 2021
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2021-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. 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: Software quality has historically been maintained by engineers' own will combined with their strong negotiating position in the job market, rather than by other forces. — tap to centre the map on it Software quality has historically been maintained by engineers' own will combined with their strong negotiating position in the job market, rather than by other forces. Last stated 3 months ago
31 Jul 2026
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Andrew Kelley — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The difficulty of software engineering is probably essentially constant across abstraction levels, because human cognition adapts to new tools. — tap to centre the map on it The difficulty of software engineering is probably essentially constant across abstraction levels, because human cognition adapts to new tools. Last stated 4 weeks ago
25 Sept 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The engineering intuition that matters cannot be taught from a textbook — you know bad patterns in software because you have debugged them at three in the morning. — tap to centre the map on it The engineering intuition that matters cannot be taught from a textbook — you know bad patterns in software because you have debugged them at three in the morning. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software projects should break downstream users as little as possible, and make any breakage they do cause obvious and easy to fix. — tap to centre the map on it Software projects should break downstream users as little as possible, and make any breakage they do cause obvious and easy to fix. Last stated 5 years ago
11 Dec 2021
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David Crawshaw — holds since 2021-12-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having a bad issue tracking system will make software worse. — tap to centre the map on it Having a bad issue tracking system will make software worse. Last stated 17 years ago
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Cal Henderson — holds since 2010-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If an agent saves an engineer 2 hours to implement a feature but collectively costs the team 3 hours in alignment and review, the ROI is negative. — tap to centre the map on it If an agent saves an engineer 2 hours to implement a feature but collectively costs the team 3 hours in alignment and review, the ROI is negative. Last stated 2 weeks ago
13 Oct 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group’s culture depends on what its members do, not on who they are — tap to centre the map on it A group’s culture depends on what its members do, not on who they are Last stated 9 years ago
6 Feb 2018
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Daniel Coyle — holds since 2018-02-06 — 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: A strong manual coding background helps developers spot algorithmic weaknesses and flaws in generated code. — tap to centre the map on it A strong manual coding background helps developers spot algorithmic weaknesses and flaws in generated code. Last stated a week ago
15 Oct 2026
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Adam Tornhill — holds since 2026-10-15 — 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: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago
6 Nov 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. Last stated a month ago
12 Sept 2026
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Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
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The costs of bad software engineering decisions are an externality that almost never falls back on the engineers who made them.
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High consequences cannot be what makes work engineering, because most traditional engineering is low-stakes too.
Holds
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Holds
Software quality has historically been maintained by engineers' own will combined with their strong negotiating position in the job market, rather than by other forces.
Holds
The difficulty of software engineering is probably essentially constant across abstraction levels, because human cognition adapts to new tools.
Holds
The engineering intuition that matters cannot be taught from a textbook — you know bad patterns in software because you have debugged them at three in the morning.
Holds
Software projects should break downstream users as little as possible, and make any breakage they do cause obvious and easy to fix.
Holds
Having a bad issue tracking system will make software worse.
Holds
If an agent saves an engineer 2 hours to implement a feature but collectively costs the team 3 hours in alignment and review, the ROI is negative.
Holds
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Holds
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Holds
A group’s culture depends on what its members do, not on who they are
Holds
A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year.
Holds
A strong manual coding background helps developers spot algorithmic weaknesses and flaws in generated code.
Holds
Agents are the new compilers that compile intent into fast software.
Holds
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Holds
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Holds
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Holds