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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 1 Mar 1999 to 31 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under software quality software quality Everything filed under code generation code generation Everything filed under vibe coding vibe coding Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under team size team size Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Unnecessary code is a burden that makes a codebase harder to change Unnecessary code is a burden that makes acodebase harder to change Last stated 4 years ago 17 May 2022 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2022-05-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Meta-programming is usually unnecessary complexity that obscures what code is meant to do. — tap to centre the map on it Meta-programming is usuallyunnecessary complexity that obscureswhat code is meant to do. Last stated 11 years ago 22 Oct 2015 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2015-10-22 — 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-codefeatures into a large existingproduct destroys its architecture,even when every individual changelooks 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: Code and files generated by tools are pollution: hand-writing them is worth the effort because the bloat slows everything down for everyone. — tap to centre the map on it Code and files generated by toolsare pollution: hand-writing them isworth the effort because the bloatslows everything down for everyone. Last stated 7 years ago 15 Oct 2019 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2019-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work. — tap to centre the map on it Saying that coding will be automatedaway first betrays amisunderstanding of softwareengineering, because coding is onlya small part of the work. Last stated 4 months ago 1 Jul 2026 KB Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A vibe-coded codebase grows heresies: wrong ideas that take root among the agents, keep coming back, and are very hard to weed out. — tap to centre the map on it A vibe-coded codebase growsheresies: wrong ideas that take rootamong the agents, keep coming back,and are very hard to weed out. Last stated 8 months ago 11 Mar 2026 SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it AI-written code makes formal proofnecessary, because human review ofall that generated code becomes thebottleneck. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: As AI makes it easier to generate code, teams must delete code more aggressively or be overwhelmed by accumulated complexity. — tap to centre the map on it As AI makes it easier to generatecode, teams must delete code moreaggressively or be overwhelmed byaccumulated complexity. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 VB Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Supporting teams and organizations requires a large amount of code. — tap to centre the map on it Supporting teams and organizationsrequires a large amount of code. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Oct 2026 KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-10-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Code that is complex or clever can pass its tests while still being bad code. — tap to centre the map on it Code that is complex or clever canpass its tests while still being badcode. Last stated 11 years ago 22 Oct 2015 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2015-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Modern technology and AI enable a new wave of digital minimalism. — tap to centre the map on it Modern technology and AI enable anew wave of digital minimalism. Last stated 4 days ago 31 Oct 2026 VB Vitalik Buterin — holds since 2026-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Smaller, more atomic pull requests make code review easier. — tap to centre the map on it Smaller, more atomic pull requestsmake code review easier. Last stated 5 years ago 10 Jul 2021 ML Marc Littlemore — holds since 2021-07-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: The goal of testing should be tests that are easy to understand and maintain, not high coverage of everything. — tap to centre the map on it The goal of testing should be teststhat are easy to understand andmaintain, not high coverage ofeverything. Last stated 5 years ago 24 Jul 2021 ML Marc Littlemore — holds since 2021-07-24 — 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 inan age of abundance will be shitty,and shitty software is easy to dealwith because it goes away. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 GT Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A bug live for one day is better than an app stuck in review for two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it A bug live for one day is betterthan an app stuck in review for twoweeks. Last stated 17 years ago 24 Aug 2009 JH Joe Hewitt — holds since 2009-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it A design has to be kept simple forreliability and intellectualcontrol, but nobody yet knows how toreach simplicity systematically. Last stated 28 years ago 1 Mar 1999 ED Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pullingthings back, making them simpler andmore understandable, becauseeveryone can kind of execute rightnow. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Unnecessary code is a burden that makes a codebase harder to change Last stated 17 May 2022 · 4 years ago Holds Thorsten Ball Read this korrent →