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2 Jun 2025
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Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2025-06-02 — tap for who they are
In tension: 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 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The real value of AI coding agents is in the code a developer would never have written themselves, not just what they generate for you. — tap to centre the map on it The real value of AI coding agents is in the code a developer would never have written themselves, not just what they generate for you. Last stated 8 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI coding agents work best with the same general-purpose tools built for humans, such as git and file utilities, rather than agent-specific interfaces. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding agents work best with the same general-purpose tools built for humans, such as git and file utilities, rather than agent-specific interfaces. Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Harper Reed — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Developers who adopt AI coding agents eventually become managers of those agents rather than hands-on coders. — tap to centre the map on it Developers who adopt AI coding agents eventually become managers of those agents rather than hands-on coders. Last stated 4 months ago
17 Jun 2026
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Elio Struyf — holds since 2026-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI coding works when a person owns the architecture and scopes the agent to small pieces of it, and fails when the whole thing is handed over. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding works when a person owns the architecture and scopes the agent to small pieces of it, and fails when the whole thing is handed over. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Maintaining a duplicate set of prototype code is no burden for an agent; agents are incredibly good translators between code conventions. — tap to centre the map on it Maintaining a duplicate set of prototype code is no burden for an agent; agents are incredibly good translators between code conventions. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Patrick Morgan — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coding is the first job AI took because coding has always been text, which is the one thing these models are built to process. — tap to centre the map on it Coding is the first job AI took because coding has always been text, which is the one thing these models are built to process. Last stated a year ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI agent is essentially just an LLM, a set of tools, and a loop, not a complicated framework. — tap to centre the map on it An AI agent is essentially just an LLM, a set of tools, and a loop, not a complicated framework. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Amit Merchant — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Developers today mostly plan, debate, implement and review with AI agents rather than write code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Developers today mostly plan, debate, implement and review with AI agents rather than write code themselves. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fatih Arslan — holds since 2026-08-10 — 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 5 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 benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do. Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it. — tap to centre the map on it A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Aug 2026
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Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-08-30 — 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 4 weeks 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
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The part of a coding agent that actually acts on code is not AI at all — it is simple systems code wired to ground truth, the way a Makefile is.
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The programming language is now English, and it is a more beautiful one than Ruby.
Holds
The real value of AI coding agents is in the code a developer would never have written themselves, not just what they generate for you.
Holds
AI coding agents work best with the same general-purpose tools built for humans, such as git and file utilities, rather than agent-specific interfaces.
Holds
Developers who adopt AI coding agents eventually become managers of those agents rather than hands-on coders.
Holds
AI coding works when a person owns the architecture and scopes the agent to small pieces of it, and fails when the whole thing is handed over.
Holds
Maintaining a duplicate set of prototype code is no burden for an agent; agents are incredibly good translators between code conventions.
Holds
Coding is the first job AI took because coding has always been text, which is the one thing these models are built to process.
Holds
An AI agent is essentially just an LLM, a set of tools, and a loop, not a complicated framework.
Holds
Developers today mostly plan, debate, implement and review with AI agents rather than write code themselves.
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 benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do.
Holds
A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it.
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