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Apple 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 software industry is massively underperforming its hardware, by factors of ten to a hundred, and people refuse to believe the numbers when you say them. The software industry is massively underperforming its hardware, by factors of ten to a hundred, and people refuse to believe the numbers when you say them. 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: Giving up a decade or more of hardware performance to make programming more comfortable is not an acceptable trade. — tap to centre the map on it Giving up a decade or more of hardware performance to make programming more comfortable is not an acceptable trade. 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: The amount of compute being built is tiny compared to the amount that will be built. — tap to centre the map on it The amount of compute being built is tiny compared to the amount that will be built. Last stated a week ago
16 Oct 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI did not create the bottlenecks in software delivery; it threw gas on processes everybody already knew were weak. — tap to centre the map on it AI did not create the bottlenecks in software delivery; it threw gas on processes everybody already knew were weak. Last stated 7 months ago
22 Mar 2026
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Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software is not uniquely unpredictable; other engineering disciplines are hit by the same surprises and overruns. — tap to centre the map on it Software is not uniquely unpredictable; other engineering disciplines are hit by the same surprises and overruns. Last stated 6 years ago
20 Jan 2021
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2021-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The evidence from the largest software companies says programmers should take performance more seriously than they do, not less. — tap to centre the map on it The evidence from the largest software companies says programmers should take performance more seriously than they do, not less. Last stated 3 years ago
26 Apr 2023
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2023-04-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decade of arguing that software is too slow has started to work: new products are now attacking established categories on a performance pitch alone, and getting traction. — tap to centre the map on it A decade of arguing that software is too slow has started to work: new products are now attacking established categories on a performance pitch alone, and getting traction. 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: AMD's hardware is in many ways better than NVIDIA's and it does not matter, because the software gulf is too large and AMD has never resourced closing it. — tap to centre the map on it AMD's hardware is in many ways better than NVIDIA's and it does not matter, because the software gulf is too large and AMD has never resourced closing it. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product's success depends on hardware and software working together, not hardware alone. — tap to centre the map on it A product's success depends on hardware and software working together, not hardware alone. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-10 — 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 developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. — tap to centre the map on it A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. Last stated 7 months ago
10 Mar 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — 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 compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting. — tap to centre the map on it A compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting. 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 programming language is not a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language is not a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle. 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 speed difference between languages that share the LLVM backend measures the benchmark author, not the languages. — tap to centre the map on it A speed difference between languages that share the LLVM backend measures the benchmark author, not the languages. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — 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 5 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Python is ugly: full of superfluous instructions kept since 1987 for legacy reasons, and its __init__ offends the sensibilities to the core. — tap to centre the map on it Python is ugly: full of superfluous instructions kept since 1987 for legacy reasons, and its __init__ offends the sensibilities to the core. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sharing code between classes via inheritance in Python tends to produce a bad experience. — tap to centre the map on it Sharing code between classes via inheritance in Python tends to produce a bad experience. Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Julia Evans — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
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The software industry is massively underperforming its hardware, by factors of ten to a hundred, and people refuse to believe the numbers when you say them.
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Giving up a decade or more of hardware performance to make programming more comfortable is not an acceptable trade.
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The amount of compute being built is tiny compared to the amount that will be built.
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AI did not create the bottlenecks in software delivery; it threw gas on processes everybody already knew were weak.
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Software is not uniquely unpredictable; other engineering disciplines are hit by the same surprises and overruns.
Holds
The evidence from the largest software companies says programmers should take performance more seriously than they do, not less.
Holds
A decade of arguing that software is too slow has started to work: new products are now attacking established categories on a performance pitch alone, and getting traction.
Holds
AMD's hardware is in many ways better than NVIDIA's and it does not matter, because the software gulf is too large and AMD has never resourced closing it.
Holds
A product's success depends on hardware and software working together, not hardware alone.
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 developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship.
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 compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting.
Holds
A programming language is not a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle.
Holds
A speed difference between languages that share the LLVM backend measures the benchmark author, not the languages.
Holds
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
Python is ugly: full of superfluous instructions kept since 1987 for legacy reasons, and its __init__ offends the sensibilities to the core.
Holds
Sharing code between classes via inheritance in Python tends to produce a bad experience.
Holds