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24 Sept 2026
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Tomasz Tunguz — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Writing code by hand is no longer economically productive for most programmers — tap to centre the map on it Writing code by hand is no longer economically productive for most programmers Last stated yesterday
1 Oct 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Code and files generated by tools are pollution: hand-writing them is worth the effort because the bloat slows everything down for everyone. — tap to centre the map on it Code and files generated by tools are pollution: hand-writing them is worth the effort because the bloat slows everything down for everyone. Last stated 7 years ago
15 Oct 2019
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2019-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The craft of writing code will disappear, while the craft of building software becomes more important than ever. — tap to centre the map on it The craft of writing code will disappear, while the craft of building software becomes more important than ever. Last stated 2 weeks ago
19 Sept 2026
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Peak programmer has passed: the economic value of writing code by hand has peaked, and Jevons' paradox will not bail every programmer out. — tap to centre the map on it Peak programmer has passed: the economic value of writing code by hand has peaked, and Jevons' paradox will not bail every programmer out. Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The way software gets built flipped in December: writing code yourself is now the exception, not the default. — tap to centre the map on it The way software gets built flipped in December: writing code yourself is now the exception, not the default. Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anyone mourning the loss of writing code by hand should try falling in love with solving problems instead — that may be what they loved the whole time. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone mourning the loss of writing code by hand should try falling in love with solving problems instead — that may be what they loved the whole time. Last stated 4 weeks ago
7 Sept 2026
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Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Developers who defined the job as being the only person who could write code have just watched the only thing they were good at get commoditised. — tap to centre the map on it Developers who defined the job as being the only person who could write code have just watched the only thing they were good at get commoditised. Last stated 4 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the time spent working on software goes to reading, understanding and editing existing code, not writing new code. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the time spent working on software goes to reading, understanding and editing existing code, not writing new code. Last stated 7 years ago
4 Feb 2020
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2020-02-04 — 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 2 months ago
27 Jul 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — 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 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI code generation's default reward loop works like a slot machine and undermines skill retention. — tap to centre the map on it AI code generation's default reward loop works like a slot machine and undermines skill retention. Last stated 4 months ago
28 May 2026
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Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The prediction that 90% of code will be AI-written by the end of 2025 deserves skepticism, though manual programming may yet become a horse: ridden for love, not transport. — tap to centre the map on it The prediction that 90% of code will be AI-written by the end of 2025 deserves skepticism, though manual programming may yet become a horse: ridden for love, not transport. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI writes code well only where a million repositories have already written it; getting it to do something genuinely new remains notoriously hard. — tap to centre the map on it AI writes code well only where a million repositories have already written it; getting it to do something genuinely new remains notoriously hard. Last stated a year ago
30 Apr 2025
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Tim Sweeney — holds since 2025-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coding models are worst at exactly the thing an AI research explosion would need: code that has never been written before. — tap to centre the map on it Coding models are worst at exactly the thing an AI research explosion would need: code that has never been written before. Last stated 11 months ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
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The craft of writing code by hand is no longer economically productive for most programmers.
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Writing code by hand is no longer economically productive for most programmers
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Code and files generated by tools are pollution: hand-writing them is worth the effort because the bloat slows everything down for everyone.
Holds
The craft of writing code will disappear, while the craft of building software becomes more important than ever.
Holds
Peak programmer has passed: the economic value of writing code by hand has peaked, and Jevons' paradox will not bail every programmer out.
Holds
The way software gets built flipped in December: writing code yourself is now the exception, not the default.
Holds
Anyone mourning the loss of writing code by hand should try falling in love with solving problems instead — that may be what they loved the whole time.
Holds
Developers who defined the job as being the only person who could write code have just watched the only thing they were good at get commoditised.
Holds
Most of the time spent working on software goes to reading, understanding and editing existing code, not writing new code.
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
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds
AI code generation's default reward loop works like a slot machine and undermines skill retention.
Holds
The prediction that 90% of code will be AI-written by the end of 2025 deserves skepticism, though manual programming may yet become a horse: ridden for love, not transport.
Holds
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Holds
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Holds
AI writes code well only where a million repositories have already written it; getting it to do something genuinely new remains notoriously hard.
Holds
AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck.
Holds
Coding models are worst at exactly the thing an AI research explosion would need: code that has never been written before.
Holds