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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 8 Feb 2017 to 14 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about developer tools .
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design 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 web should go back to basics: small, human-writable, no client-side scripting, hostile to advertising. The web should go back to basics: small, human-writable, no client-side scripting, hostile to advertising. Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
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Charles Stross — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Mar 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — 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: Developer tools are a simpler space for business viability than most products, and especially than AI products. — tap to centre the map on it Developer tools are a simpler space for business viability than most products, and especially than AI products. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Marty Cagan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Developer tools are consumer products, and the reason there are gaps to win is that programmers are horrible at consumer products and do not know it. — tap to centre the map on it Developer tools are consumer products, and the reason there are gaps to win is that programmers are horrible at consumer products and do not know it. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — 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 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nix is worth switching your day-to-day package management to, over Homebrew. — tap to centre the map on it Nix is worth switching your day-to-day package management to, over Homebrew. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Aug 2024
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Julia Evans — holds since 2023-02-28 — tap for who they are
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Julia Evans — no longer holds since 2024-08-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nvidia's dominance rests on CUDA, the moat around its chips. — tap to centre the map on it Nvidia's dominance rests on CUDA, the moat around its chips. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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Richard Rumelt — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best terminal multiplexer is the one nobody has to learn; needing to be learned at all is the first design failure. — tap to centre the map on it The best terminal multiplexer is the one nobody has to learn; needing to be learned at all is the first design failure. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A 'Low Data Mode' setting being available to web developers via a JavaScript API would be great. — tap to centre the map on it A 'Low Data Mode' setting being available to web developers via a JavaScript API would be great. Last stated a year ago
11 Jul 2025
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Christian Oliff — holds since 2025-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
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Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — 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 6 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 6 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: React and TypeScript developers are infantilized by the ecosystem's thought leaders; anything beyond a simple CRUD app will need generics, mapped types and memoization. — tap to centre the map on it React and TypeScript developers are infantilized by the ecosystem's thought leaders; anything beyond a simple CRUD app will need generics, mapped types and memoization. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Nov 2023
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Dillon Mulroy — holds since 2023-11-06 — 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 6 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Static typing gives coding agents a small but real edge on hard tasks, by catching crash-class bugs that untyped code ships. — tap to centre the map on it Static typing gives coding agents a small but real edge on hard tasks, by catching crash-class bugs that untyped code ships. Last stated 5 months ago
10 Jun 2026
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Kun Chen — holds since 2026-06-10 — 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
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The web should go back to basics: small, human-writable, no client-side scripting, hostile to advertising.
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A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
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Building powerful developer tools such as compilers, interpreters, and query languages requires knowledge of parsing.
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Developer tools are a simpler space for business viability than most products, and especially than AI products.
Holds
Developer tools are consumer products, and the reason there are gaps to win is that programmers are horrible at consumer products and do not know it.
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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
Nix is worth switching your day-to-day package management to, over Homebrew.
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Nvidia's dominance rests on CUDA, the moat around its chips.
Holds
The best terminal multiplexer is the one nobody has to learn; needing to be learned at all is the first design failure.
Holds
A 'Low Data Mode' setting being available to web developers via a JavaScript API would be great.
Holds
A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way.
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
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
React and TypeScript developers are infantilized by the ecosystem's thought leaders; anything beyond a simple CRUD app will need generics, mapped types and memoization.
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
Static typing gives coding agents a small but real edge on hard tasks, by catching crash-class bugs that untyped code ships.
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.
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