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20 Oct 2026
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Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Asked to find a deep bug, coding agents can patch many small issues that feel like progress while steering you away from the real problem; there is still no substitute for expertise. — tap to centre the map on it Asked to find a deep bug, coding agents can patch many small issues that feel like progress while steering you away from the real problem; there is still no substitute for expertise. Last stated 3 months ago
5 Aug 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-08-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Running coding agents without approval prompts is a normalization-of-deviance risk: the fact that it has not caused a disaster yet is itself the problem. — tap to centre the map on it Running coding agents without approval prompts is a normalization-of-deviance risk: the fact that it has not caused a disaster yet is itself the problem. Last stated 10 months ago
31 Dec 2025
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Simon Willison — holds since 2025-12-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coding agents may no longer add slop to a codebase, and even if they do, the result is not necessarily unmaintainable. — tap to centre the map on it Coding agents may no longer add slop to a codebase, and even if they do, the result is not necessarily unmaintainable. Last stated a week ago
25 Oct 2026
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The code today’s models and agents write is very hard to follow: you get better performance without knowing why, and no way to fix it when it breaks. — tap to centre the map on it The code today’s models and agents write is very hard to follow: you get better performance without knowing why, and no way to fix it when it breaks. Last stated 3 months ago
19 Jul 2026
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Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Code that is difficult to test is a sign of other design problems. — tap to centre the map on it Code that is difficult to test is a sign of other design problems. Last stated 5 years ago
24 Jul 2021
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Marc Littlemore — holds since 2021-07-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agentic code search has recall that falls as a codebase grows, so the agent does not find the code it needs -- and which search tool you give it barely matters. — tap to centre the map on it Agentic code search has recall that falls as a codebase grows, so the agent does not find the code it needs -- and which search tool you give it barely matters. Last stated 7 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In an agent-written codebase the agent-written tests are equally untrustworthy; manually using the product is the only reliable measure of whether it works. — tap to centre the map on it In an agent-written codebase the agent-written tests are equally untrustworthy; manually using the product is the only reliable measure of whether it works. Last stated 7 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A vibe-coded codebase grows heresies: wrong ideas that take root among the agents, keep coming back, and are very hard to weed out. — tap to centre the map on it A vibe-coded codebase grows heresies: wrong ideas that take root among the agents, keep coming back, and are very hard to weed out. Last stated 8 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — 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 in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away. Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
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Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feature added to a codebase is extremely difficult to remove once other code is built on top of it. — tap to centre the map on it A feature added to a codebase is extremely difficult to remove once other code is built on top of it. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
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Jason Snell — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. — tap to centre the map on it A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. Last stated 6 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction — tap to centre the map on it A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Craig Hockenberry — holds since 2026-08-31 — 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 3 weeks ago
15 Oct 2026
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Adam Tornhill — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agentic AI is becoming almost as big a CPU story as a GPU story. — tap to centre the map on it Agentic AI is becoming almost as big a CPU story as a GPU story. Last stated 6 months ago
24 Apr 2026
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Andy Jassy — holds since 2026-04-24 — tap for who they are
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The failure to identify codebase problems was a prompting problem.
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Asked to find a deep bug, coding agents can patch many small issues that feel like progress while steering you away from the real problem; there is still no substitute for expertise.
Holds
Running coding agents without approval prompts is a normalization-of-deviance risk: the fact that it has not caused a disaster yet is itself the problem.
Holds
Coding agents may no longer add slop to a codebase, and even if they do, the result is not necessarily unmaintainable.
Holds
The code today’s models and agents write is very hard to follow: you get better performance without knowing why, and no way to fix it when it breaks.
Holds
Code that is difficult to test is a sign of other design problems.
Holds
Agentic code search has recall that falls as a codebase grows, so the agent does not find the code it needs -- and which search tool you give it barely matters.
Holds
In an agent-written codebase the agent-written tests are equally untrustworthy; manually using the product is the only reliable measure of whether it works.
Holds
A vibe-coded codebase grows heresies: wrong ideas that take root among the agents, keep coming back, and are very hard to weed out.
Holds
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.
Holds
A feature added to a codebase is extremely difficult to remove once other code is built on top of it.
Holds
A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta.
Holds
A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach.
Holds
A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Holds
A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction
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
Agentic AI is becoming almost as big a CPU story as a GPU story.
Holds