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11 Jun 2026
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Arvind Narayanan — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building powerful developer tools such as compilers, interpreters, and query languages requires knowledge of parsing. — tap to centre the map on it Building powerful developer tools such as compilers, interpreters, and query languages requires knowledge of parsing. Last stated 10 years ago
8 Feb 2017
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2017-02-08 — 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 2 years ago
30 Apr 2025
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Tim Sweeney — holds since 2025-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Programmers who refuse to use LLMs to code will fall behind those who do. — tap to centre the map on it Programmers who refuse to use LLMs to code will fall behind those who do. Last stated 4 months ago
10 Jul 2026
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Fabien Sanglard — holds since 2026-07-10 — 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 3 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI takes over more of the coding process, clearly specifying goals and exercising good judgment will matter more than ever. — tap to centre the map on it As AI takes over more of the coding process, clearly specifying goals and exercising good judgment will matter more than ever. Last stated 9 months ago
4 Feb 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The problems of a programming language cannot be cleanly separated from the problems of its ecosystem and tooling. — tap to centre the map on it The problems of a programming language cannot be cleanly separated from the problems of its ecosystem and tooling. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Pouria — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The meme that programmers no longer need to be competent is a trap: the path is competence, and AI does not change that. — tap to centre the map on it The meme that programmers no longer need to be competent is a trap: the path is competence, and AI does not change that. Last stated 7 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-18 — tap for who they are
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting non-programmers build their own unmaintainable software is still a large step forward, because the alternative was a thousand-page requirements document and an eight-year wait. — tap to centre the map on it Letting non-programmers build their own unmaintainable software is still a large step forward, because the alternative was a thousand-page requirements document and an eight-year wait. Last stated 4 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — 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 of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. 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 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 from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. Last stated 7 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 11 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. — tap to centre the map on it A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. Last stated 5 months ago
21 May 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. — tap to centre the map on it A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. — tap to centre the map on it A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. Last stated 3 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
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The real barrier to programming is exercising sound judgment and accountability, not learning syntax.
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Building powerful developer tools such as compilers, interpreters, and query languages requires knowledge of parsing.
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
Programmers who refuse to use LLMs to code will fall behind those who do.
Holds
You cannot really understand the code you write unless you are also the one operating it.
Holds
As AI takes over more of the coding process, clearly specifying goals and exercising good judgment will matter more than ever.
Holds
The problems of a programming language cannot be cleanly separated from the problems of its ecosystem and tooling.
Holds
The meme that programmers no longer need to be competent is a trap: the path is competence, and AI does not change that.
Holds
Letting non-programmers build their own unmaintainable software is still a large step forward, because the alternative was a thousand-page requirements document and an eight-year wait.
Holds
"I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out.
Holds
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.
Holds
A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair.
Holds
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Holds
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Holds
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Holds
A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does.
Holds
A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them.
Holds
A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor.
Holds