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TypeScript Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The metaverse is a harder technical problem than a web page, so it needs a language more powerful, safer and more scalable than JavaScript. The metaverse is a harder technical problem than a web page, so it needs a language more powerful, safer and more scalable than JavaScript. 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: A game is quadratically more valuable the larger the share of a player's real-world friends it can connect them to, and that is the number one trend in gaming today. — tap to centre the map on it A game is quadratically more valuable the larger the share of a player's real-world friends it can connect them to, and that is the number one trend in gaming today. 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: A game must be incubated by the smallest possible group with whatever technology is to hand, and the team expanded only once the idea is proved. — tap to centre the map on it A game must be incubated by the smallest possible group with whatever technology is to hand, and the team expanded only once the idea is proved. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A video game character has no inner life, so what they say is the only thing that can make a player know who they are. — tap to centre the map on it A video game character has no inner life, so what they say is the only thing that can make a player know who they are. Last stated 10 months ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any given AI capability becomes cheap and widely available within a couple of years of first being reached, so nobody can be kept away from it for long. — tap to centre the map on it Any given AI capability becomes cheap and widely available within a couple of years of first being reached, so nobody can be kept away from it for long. Last stated a year ago
5 Apr 2025
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Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-05 — tap for who they are
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Eliezer Yudkowsky — holds since 2022-06-10 — tap for who they are
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Miles Brundage — holds since 2025-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Games and film are better at different kinds of story: a long discursive adventure belongs in a game, a short tight experience in a film. — tap to centre the map on it Games and film are better at different kinds of story: a long discursive adventure belongs in a game, a short tight experience in a film. Last stated 10 months ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Graphics have stopped selling games: most of the market by revenue no longer cares how a game looks, so new games now compete with the entire back catalogue. — tap to centre the map on it Graphics have stopped selling games: most of the market by revenue no longer cares how a game looks, so new games now compete with the entire back catalogue. 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: In game development speed is quality, because the faster you can work the more times you can iterate. — tap to centre the map on it In game development speed is quality, because the faster you can work the more times you can iterate. Last stated 13 years ago
18 Dec 2013
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Tynan Sylvester — holds since 2013-12-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people do not reason about politics at all — they adopt whatever their tribe hands them. — tap to centre the map on it Most people do not reason about politics at all — they adopt whatever their tribe hands them. Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
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Elon Musk — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. — tap to centre the map on it A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer. — tap to centre the map on it Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer. Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fiscal multipliers vary across time and place but are generally nonzero, positive for spending, negative for taxes, and larger when monetary policy cannot offset them. — tap to centre the map on it Fiscal multipliers vary across time and place but are generally nonzero, positive for spending, negative for taxes, and larger when monetary policy cannot offset them. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The language best suited to AI is simply the one the models have seen most of in training, which is why they do so well on JavaScript, TypeScript and Python. — tap to centre the map on it The language best suited to AI is simply the one the models have seen most of in training, which is why they do so well on JavaScript, TypeScript and Python. Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — 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 programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start. Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The probability of a self-fulfilling bad equilibrium in sovereign debt markets depends little on the debt level itself, but is much reduced by a rule linking the primary balance to debt service increases. — tap to centre the map on it The probability of a self-fulfilling bad equilibrium in sovereign debt markets depends little on the debt level itself, but is much reduced by a rule linking the primary balance to debt service increases. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A fiscal expansion when the economy is already at potential output prompts monetary tightening that dampens or eliminates its effect on output. — tap to centre the map on it A fiscal expansion when the economy is already at potential output prompts monetary tightening that dampens or eliminates its effect on output. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Automatic fiscal stabilizers give fiscal policy an advantage over monetary policy in stabilizing output because they act faster. — tap to centre the map on it Automatic fiscal stabilizers give fiscal policy an advantage over monetary policy in stabilizing output because they act faster. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
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The metaverse is a harder technical problem than a web page, so it needs a language more powerful, safer and more scalable than JavaScript.
Holds TS Tim SweeneyRead this korrent →
A game is quadratically more valuable the larger the share of a player's real-world friends it can connect them to, and that is the number one trend in gaming today.
Holds TS Tim Sweeney
A game must be incubated by the smallest possible group with whatever technology is to hand, and the team expanded only once the idea is proved.
Holds JK Jeff Kaplan
A video game character has no inner life, so what they say is the only thing that can make a player know who they are.
Holds DH Dan Houser
Any given AI capability becomes cheap and widely available within a couple of years of first being reached, so nobody can be kept away from it for long.
Holds HT Helen TonerEY Eliezer YudkowskyMB Miles Brundage
Games and film are better at different kinds of story: a long discursive adventure belongs in a game, a short tight experience in a film.
Holds DH Dan Houser
Graphics have stopped selling games: most of the market by revenue no longer cares how a game looks, so new games now compete with the entire back catalogue.
Holds CM Casey Muratori
In game development speed is quality, because the faster you can work the more times you can iterate.
Holds TS Tynan Sylvester
Most people do not reason about politics at all — they adopt whatever their tribe hands them.
Holds
A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come.
Holds AH Anders Hejlsberg
Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer.
Holds AH Anders Hejlsberg
Fiscal multipliers vary across time and place but are generally nonzero, positive for spending, negative for taxes, and larger when monetary policy cannot offset them.
Holds
The language best suited to AI is simply the one the models have seen most of in training, which is why they do so well on JavaScript, TypeScript and Python.
Holds AH Anders Hejlsberg
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 programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start.
Holds AH Anders Hejlsberg
The probability of a self-fulfilling bad equilibrium in sovereign debt markets depends little on the debt level itself, but is much reduced by a rule linking the primary balance to debt service increases.
Holds
A fiscal expansion when the economy is already at potential output prompts monetary tightening that dampens or eliminates its effect on output.
Holds
Automatic fiscal stabilizers give fiscal policy an advantage over monetary policy in stabilizing output because they act faster.
Holds