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Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under code generation code generation Everything filed under software quality software quality Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under innovation innovation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The final 5% of a project takes a very long time and will likely be changed multiple times after launch. The final 5% of a project takes a verylong time and will likely be changedmultiple times after launch. Last stated 10 years ago 12 Sept 2016 JK Jason Kottke — holds since 2016-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: The last tenth of a project takes most of the work, because what is left at the end is all detail. — tap to centre the map on it The last tenth of a project takesmost of the work, because what isleft at the end is all detail. Last stated 16 years ago 17 Sept 2010 DY Derek Yu — holds since 2010-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: The last 20% of building an app with AI is like 80% of the time. — tap to centre the map on it The last 20% of building an app withAI is like 80% of the time. Last stated 4 months ago 16 Jun 2026 BW Brett Williams — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every project reaches the point where the code is a mess, so starting over to fix that only returns you to the same place later. — tap to centre the map on it Every project reaches the pointwhere the code is a mess, sostarting over to fix that onlyreturns you to the same place later. Last stated 16 years ago 17 Sept 2010 DY Derek Yu — holds since 2010-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is almost no end state to a project: it has to reach a point where everybody has given as much of what makes them unique to it, and then it is usually in a state it otherwise could not get to. — tap to centre the map on it There is almost no end state to aproject: it has to reach a pointwhere everybody has given as much ofwhat makes them unique to it, andthen it is usually in a state itotherwise could not get to. Last stated 7 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Software is going through a fast-fashion phase where projects are thrown away if nobody uses them at once; builders should have conviction and work on things longer. — tap to centre the map on it Software is going through afast-fashion phase where projectsare thrown away if nobody uses themat once; builders should haveconviction and work on thingslonger. Last stated 4 months ago 12 Jun 2026 BV Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-06-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Getting from a demo to a product is a march of nines, and each additional nine costs the same amount of work as the one before it. — tap to centre the map on it Getting from a demo to a product isa march of nines, and eachadditional nine costs the sameamount of work as the one before it. Last stated a year ago 17 Oct 2025 AK Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is now faster to build three versions of something and try them out. — tap to centre the map on it It is now faster to build threeversions of something and try themout. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 AV Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Software lock-in is breaking, because rewriting just the 5% of an application you personally use is now within one person's reach. — tap to centre the map on it Software lock-in is breaking,because rewriting just the 5% of anapplication you personally use isnow within one person's reach. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — 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 anycodebase from one programminglanguage to another, work that usedto take a team over a year. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 BC 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 backgroundhelps developers spot algorithmicweaknesses and flaws in generatedcode. Last stated a week ago 15 Oct 2026 AT 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 thatcompile intent into fast software. Last stated a month ago 12 Sept 2026 GR Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind ofsuperpower when you can work withClaude Code to figure things out. Last stated 7 months ago 19 Mar 2026 KP Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn fromits mistakes the way a person does-- it repeats the same errorindefinitely unless a human noticesand writes it down. Last stated 7 months ago 25 Mar 2026 MZ Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on. — tap to centre the map on it A coding-agent company should nottrain its own model: it has to stayneutral ground for models to competeon. Last stated 2 months ago 3 Sept 2026 DR Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The final 5% of a project takes a very long time and will likely be changed multiple times after launch. Last stated 12 Sept 2016 · 10 years ago Holds Jason Kottke Read this korrent →