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28 May 2014
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2014-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The programming practices taught as best practice are ruinous for performance and should not be followed. — tap to centre the map on it The programming practices taught as best practice are ruinous for performance and should not be followed. Last stated 4 years ago
28 Feb 2023
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2023-02-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Dismissing a subject as a waste of time because you never used its details on the job is the wrong way to think, and it is the same mistake people make about learning to code now that AI writes the loops. — tap to centre the map on it Dismissing a subject as a waste of time because you never used its details on the job is the wrong way to think, and it is the same mistake people make about learning to code now that AI writes the loops. Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Much of the wisdom programmers pass on to each other is nonsense that nobody ever tested, and refusing to be dogmatic about untested practice is what marks out a good engineer. — tap to centre the map on it Much of the wisdom programmers pass on to each other is nonsense that nobody ever tested, and refusing to be dogmatic about untested practice is what marks out a good engineer. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Students who learn everything through an LLM are not learning, they are cheating, and the skill loss is already showing up in experienced programmers too. — tap to centre the map on it Students who learn everything through an LLM are not learning, they are cheating, and the skill loss is already showing up in experienced programmers too. Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the pain a beginner feels while learning to program is not the difficulty of the craft but the failure of programming language design. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the pain a beginner feels while learning to program is not the difficulty of the craft but the failure of programming language design. 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: Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse. — tap to centre the map on it Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Robert C. Martin's advice makes code worse, because it dismisses every correctness technique that is not unit testing. — tap to centre the map on it Robert C. Martin's advice makes code worse, because it dismisses every correctness technique that is not unit testing. Last stated 9 years ago
5 Oct 2017
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2017-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The specific rules taught as clean code are simply bad programming practices, and they get worse when you apply them together. — tap to centre the map on it The specific rules taught as clean code are simply bad programming practices, and they get worse when you apply them together. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Mar 2025
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Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. — tap to centre the map on it A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. Last stated 5 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A performance test without an explanation of its limiting factor should be treated as unanalyzed and possibly bogus. — tap to centre the map on it A performance test without an explanation of its limiting factor should be treated as unanalyzed and possibly bogus. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. Last stated 8 years ago
2 Jun 2018
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Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
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Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Improper use of AI offloads a person's thinking and learning, which mortgages a field's future development. — tap to centre the map on it Improper use of AI offloads a person's thinking and learning, which mortgages a field's future development. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Sept 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Math is good training for the mind and makes you a more rigorous thinker — tap to centre the map on it Math is good training for the mind and makes you a more rigorous thinker Last stated 20 years ago
15 Sept 2006
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Greg Mankiw — holds since 2006-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mathematicians using AI agents to produce proofs should have to disclose in detail how the agents were used, the way experimental scientists must describe their methods. — tap to centre the map on it Mathematicians using AI agents to produce proofs should have to disclose in detail how the agents were used, the way experimental scientists must describe their methods. Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
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Peter Woit — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
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The material that teaches people how to program is overwhelmingly bad, because the programmers who know how to do it well rarely think it is worth writing down.
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The programming practices taught as best practice are ruinous for performance and should not be followed.
Holds
Dismissing a subject as a waste of time because you never used its details on the job is the wrong way to think, and it is the same mistake people make about learning to code now that AI writes the loops.
Holds
Much of the wisdom programmers pass on to each other is nonsense that nobody ever tested, and refusing to be dogmatic about untested practice is what marks out a good engineer.
Holds
Students who learn everything through an LLM are not learning, they are cheating, and the skill loss is already showing up in experienced programmers too.
Holds
Most of the pain a beginner feels while learning to program is not the difficulty of the craft but the failure of programming language design.
Holds
Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse.
Holds
Robert C. Martin's advice makes code worse, because it dismisses every correctness technique that is not unit testing.
Holds
The specific rules taught as clean code are simply bad programming practices, and they get worse when you apply them together.
Holds
A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in.
Holds
A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation.
Holds
A performance test without an explanation of its limiting factor should be treated as unanalyzed and possibly bogus.
Holds
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Holds
A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops.
Holds
A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow.
Holds
Improper use of AI offloads a person's thinking and learning, which mortgages a field's future development.
Holds
Math is good training for the mind and makes you a more rigorous thinker
Holds
Mathematicians using AI agents to produce proofs should have to disclose in detail how the agents were used, the way experimental scientists must describe their methods.
Holds