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7 Nov 2014
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Dan Luu — holds since 2014-11-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He prefers languages with expressive type systems and has still never noticed them making him more productive or less bug-prone. — tap to centre the map on it He prefers languages with expressive type systems and has still never noticed them making him more productive or less bug-prone. Last stated 12 years ago
7 Nov 2014
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Dan Luu — holds since 2014-11-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The answer to weak studies of programming practice is to fund better ones, not to conclude that the question cannot be measured. — tap to centre the map on it The answer to weak studies of programming practice is to fund better ones, not to conclude that the question cannot be measured. Last stated 12 years ago
7 Nov 2014
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Dan Luu — holds since 2014-11-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny, unreplicated study should not be publicised to millions of people as though it were settled. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny, unreplicated study should not be publicised to millions of people as though it were settled. Last stated 4 years ago
11 Oct 2022
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Stuart Ritchie — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most-cited study showing that language design affects software quality rests on misclassified repositories. — tap to centre the map on it The most-cited study showing that language design affects software quality rests on misclassified repositories. Last stated 12 years ago
7 Nov 2014
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Dan Luu — holds since 2014-11-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a product review a prototype beats a static mock, and a static mock beats a lot of words. — tap to centre the map on it In a product review a prototype beats a static mock, and a static mock beats a lot of words. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Biology models are smaller than language models only because there is less data, not because biology is simpler. — tap to centre the map on it Biology models are smaller than language models only because there is less data, not because biology is simpler. Last stated 3 months ago
10 Jun 2026
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Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Programmers should be reading research papers and crawling their references, and the fact that almost none of them do is a bigger gap than any book recommendation could close. — tap to centre the map on it Programmers should be reading research papers and crawling their references, and the fact that almost none of them do is a bigger gap than any book recommendation could close. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: TypeScript's type annotations cost more in friction than they return in safety, and a front-end framework is better off written in plain JavaScript. — tap to centre the map on it TypeScript's type annotations cost more in friction than they return in safety, and a front-end framework is better off written in plain JavaScript. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Sept 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. — tap to centre the map on it A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly. — tap to centre the map on it A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — 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 a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible. — tap to centre the map on it Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible. Last stated 3 years ago
16 Nov 2023
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. — tap to centre the map on it A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. Last stated 17 years ago
12 Feb 2010
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Karri Saarinen — holds since 2010-02-12 — tap for who they are
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The empirical literature on static typing finds effects too small to matter, in the narrow settings it has managed to study.
Holds DL Dan LuuRead this korrent →
He prefers languages with expressive type systems and has still never noticed them making him more productive or less bug-prone.
Holds DL Dan Luu
The answer to weak studies of programming practice is to fund better ones, not to conclude that the question cannot be measured.
Holds DL Dan Luu
A tiny, unreplicated study should not be publicised to millions of people as though it were settled.
Holds SR Stuart Ritchie
The most-cited study showing that language design affects software quality rests on misclassified repositories.
Holds DL Dan Luu
In a product review a prototype beats a static mock, and a static mock beats a lot of words.
Holds DF Dylan Field
Biology models are smaller than language models only because there is less data, not because biology is simpler.
Holds MZ Mark Zuckerberg
Programmers should be reading research papers and crawling their references, and the fact that almost none of them do is a bigger gap than any book recommendation could close.
Holds CM Casey Muratori
TypeScript's type annotations cost more in friction than they return in safety, and a front-end framework is better off written in plain JavaScript.
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem.
Holds RV Rahul Vohra
A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly.
Holds SK Susan Kare
After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive.
Holds DF Dylan Field
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds
Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds GS George Saunders
A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill.
Holds DF Dylan Field
A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail.
Holds KS Karri Saarinen