Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.
← The wish to get rid of all the programmers keeps coming back, and…
17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 24 Nov 2016 to 3 Nov 2026.
Everything filed under AI and jobs
AI and jobs
Everything filed under AI agents
AI agents
Everything filed under LLMs
LLMs
Everything filed under AI and human skill
AI and human skill
Everything filed under coding agents
coding agents
Everything filed under vibe coding
vibe coding
Everything filed under developer tools
developer tools 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 wish to get rid of all the programmers keeps coming back, and programmers ought to ask themselves why, because some of the reason really is about us. The wish to get rid of all the programmers keeps coming back, and programmers ought to ask themselves why, because some of the reason really is about us. Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
KB
Kent Beck — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents are driving a re-soloing of programming, undoing the safe social environment that extreme programming built for people who are not naturally social. — tap to centre the map on it Agents are driving a re-soloing of programming, undoing the safe social environment that extreme programming built for people who are not naturally social. Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
KB
Kent Beck — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Over the very long term, programmers will eat up every other job. — tap to centre the map on it Over the very long term, programmers will eat up every other job. Last stated 9 months ago
19 Feb 2026
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Programmers who loved the mechanical act of coding are under threat; those who wanted to build things are not. — tap to centre the map on it Programmers who loved the mechanical act of coding are under threat; those who wanted to build things are not. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI may eventually replace programmers, but the craft of programming will survive the way knitting did, and you were never just a programmer: you are a builder. — tap to centre the map on it AI may eventually replace programmers, but the craft of programming will survive the way knitting did, and you were never just a programmer: you are a builder. Last stated 9 months ago
12 Feb 2026
PS
Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Overly prescriptive instructions make a coding agent worse, for the same reason a micromanaging boss makes a programmer worse. — tap to centre the map on it Overly prescriptive instructions make a coding agent worse, for the same reason a micromanaging boss makes a programmer worse. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible. — tap to centre the map on it Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Now that AI agents are this good, Rust developers should stop being afraid of unsafe code. — tap to centre the map on it Now that AI agents are this good, Rust developers should stop being afraid of unsafe code. Last stated a month ago
25 Sept 2026
AR
Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The influence of the previous generation of programmers is largely gone. — tap to centre the map on it The influence of the previous generation of programmers is largely gone. Last stated 10 years ago
24 Nov 2016
ZS
Zed Shaw — holds since 2016-11-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A chatbot's voice should not replace a thinking human voice where truth matters — tap to centre the map on it A chatbot's voice should not replace a thinking human voice where truth matters Last stated 3 years ago
8 Jul 2023
DH
Douglas Hofstadter — holds since 2023-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A developer cannot be productive and competitive today without using AI — tap to centre the map on it A developer cannot be productive and competitive today without using AI Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Oct 2026
TH
Troy Hunt — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A long, well-written document no longer signals that its author knows the subject. — tap to centre the map on it A long, well-written document no longer signals that its author knows the subject. Last stated 3 months ago
16 Aug 2026
AO
Ayo Omojola — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A codebase is the most important context an AI agent has, and letting many different models add to it without consistent patterns leads to trouble. — tap to centre the map on it A codebase is the most important context an AI agent has, and letting many different models add to it without consistent patterns leads to trouble. Last stated 3 days ago
3 Nov 2026
DB
Derek Briggs — holds since 2026-11-03 — 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 6 months ago
21 May 2026
RK
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
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Return on tokens" has the same measurement problems as hours and capacity: it still hinges on a theory of value. — tap to centre the map on it "Return on tokens" has the same measurement problems as hours and capacity: it still hinges on a theory of value. Last stated 3 months ago
17 Aug 2026
JC
John Cutler — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JL
Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jul 2026
DH
Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
At the centre
The wish to get rid of all the programmers keeps coming back, and programmers ought to ask themselves why, because some of the reason really is about us.
Holds Read this korrent →
Agents are driving a re-soloing of programming, undoing the safe social environment that extreme programming built for people who are not naturally social.
Holds
Over the very long term, programmers will eat up every other job.
Holds
Programmers who loved the mechanical act of coding are under threat; those who wanted to build things are not.
Holds
AI may eventually replace programmers, but the craft of programming will survive the way knitting did, and you were never just a programmer: you are a builder.
Holds
Overly prescriptive instructions make a coding agent worse, for the same reason a micromanaging boss makes a programmer worse.
Holds
Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible.
Holds
Now that AI agents are this good, Rust developers should stop being afraid of unsafe code.
Holds
The influence of the previous generation of programmers is largely gone.
Holds
A chatbot's voice should not replace a thinking human voice where truth matters
Holds
A developer cannot be productive and competitive today without using AI
Holds
A long, well-written document no longer signals that its author knows the subject.
Holds
A codebase is the most important context an AI agent has, and letting many different models add to it without consistent patterns leads to trouble.
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
"Return on tokens" has the same measurement problems as hours and capacity: it still hinges on a theory of value.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds