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19 Mar 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reading code and writing code are separate skills, and being able to read a language is no evidence you could write it. — tap to centre the map on it Reading code and writing code are separate skills, and being able to read a language is no evidence you could write it. Last stated a year ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You cannot really understand the code you write unless you are also the one operating it. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot really understand the code you write unless you are also the one operating it. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You learn a programming language by building something in it, not by reading about it. — tap to centre the map on it You learn a programming language by building something in it, not by reading about it. Last stated 4 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language can keep changing without a Python-2-to-3 break, as long as code written under the old and the new rules can be mixed freely in one program. — tap to centre the map on it A language can keep changing without a Python-2-to-3 break, as long as code written under the old and the new rules can be mixed freely in one program. Last stated 4 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The programming language is now English, and it is a more beautiful one than Ruby. — tap to centre the map on it The programming language is now English, and it is a more beautiful one than Ruby. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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: Writing lines of Python or C++ may stop being necessary; understanding how code, computer systems and products work will not. — tap to centre the map on it Writing lines of Python or C++ may stop being necessary; understanding how code, computer systems and products work will not. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Jul 2026
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Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For an experienced programmer the bottleneck is usually not thinking but typing, getting what is already in your head into the editor fast enough. — tap to centre the map on it For an experienced programmer the bottleneck is usually not thinking but typing, getting what is already in your head into the editor fast enough. Last stated a year ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break. — tap to centre the map on it A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sense of achievement in software survives writing almost none of the code yourself. — tap to centre the map on it A sense of achievement in software survives writing almost none of the code yourself. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents will increase the number of users of SaaS rather than get rid of it. — tap to centre the map on it Agents will increase the number of users of SaaS rather than get rid of it. Last stated 3 months ago
24 May 2026
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Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI companies are disrupting entire industries, causing a partial collapse of the traditional SaaS business model. — tap to centre the map on it AI companies are disrupting entire industries, causing a partial collapse of the traditional SaaS business model. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-assisted ('vibe') coding has made it so easy to build competing SaaS apps that a plain, unremarkable SaaS product can no longer easily attract signups. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted ('vibe') coding has made it so easy to build competing SaaS apps that a plain, unremarkable SaaS product can no longer easily attract signups. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A formal code of conduct is not worth adopting, because those became struggle-session processes; courtesy without one is what actually wins. — tap to centre the map on it A formal code of conduct is not worth adopting, because those became struggle-session processes; courtesy without one is what actually wins. Last stated a week ago
29 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the Linux world is ambivalent or hostile to AI, which is fine, but it needs a camp that leans in all the way, and Omarchy will be it. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the Linux world is ambivalent or hostile to AI, which is fine, but it needs a camp that leans in all the way, and Omarchy will be it. Last stated 2 weeks ago
25 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Omarchy could reasonably switch its packaging system to Nix. — tap to centre the map on it Omarchy could reasonably switch its packaging system to Nix. Last stated a week ago
29 Aug 2026
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Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are
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The overhead of learning a new programming language no longer justifies sticking to the two you know: start writing in a third now, without learning it first.
Holds Read this korrent →
Reading code and writing code are separate skills, and being able to read a language is no evidence you could write it.
Holds TH ThePrimeagen
You cannot really understand the code you write unless you are also the one operating it.
Holds CM Charity Majors
You learn a programming language by building something in it, not by reading about it.
Holds AR Alice Ryhl
A language can keep changing without a Python-2-to-3 break, as long as code written under the old and the new rules can be mixed freely in one program.
Holds AR Alice Ryhl
The programming language is now English, and it is a more beautiful one than Ruby.
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 TS Tim Sweeney
Writing lines of Python or C++ may stop being necessary; understanding how code, computer systems and products work will not.
Holds ES Elizabeth Stone
For an experienced programmer the bottleneck is usually not thinking but typing, getting what is already in your head into the editor fast enough.
Holds TH ThePrimeagen
A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break.
Holds SY Steve Yegge
A sense of achievement in software survives writing almost none of the code yourself.
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 SY Steve Yegge
Agents will increase the number of users of SaaS rather than get rid of it.
Holds DS Dan Shipper
AI companies are disrupting entire industries, causing a partial collapse of the traditional SaaS business model.
Holds
AI-assisted ('vibe') coding has made it so easy to build competing SaaS apps that a plain, unremarkable SaaS product can no longer easily attract signups.
Holds
A formal code of conduct is not worth adopting, because those became struggle-session processes; courtesy without one is what actually wins.
Holds
Most of the Linux world is ambivalent or hostile to AI, which is fine, but it needs a camp that leans in all the way, and Omarchy will be it.
Holds
Omarchy could reasonably switch its packaging system to Nix.
Holds