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17 connected korrents · 15 moments on record from 21 Jan 2023 to 1 Sept 2026.
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vibe coding 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: Users like security in the abstract and experience it as breakage: hardening the project made things slower, harder to update, and broke what people depended on. Users like security in the abstract and experience it as breakage: hardening the project made things slower, harder to update, and broke what people depended on. Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Aug 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building a system that does the prompting for you is not a break with software history but the next rung on the same ladder of rising abstraction. — tap to centre the map on it Building a system that does the prompting for you is not a break with software history but the next rung on the same ladder of rising abstraction. Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Aug 2026
AO
Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — 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 4 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Users split into two camps on seeing an agent's work, and the split has not faded as trust builds, so an interface has to balance both. — tap to centre the map on it Users split into two camps on seeing an agent's work, and the split has not faded as trust builds, so an interface has to balance both. Last stated 7 months ago
17 Feb 2026
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Luke Wroblewski — holds since 2026-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Veterans of the 1990s free software movement do not understand the world today’s maintainers work in, and should listen before proposing fixes for it. — tap to centre the map on it Veterans of the 1990s free software movement do not understand the world today’s maintainers work in, and should listen before proposing fixes for it. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Apr 2024
TD
Thomas Depierre — holds since 2024-04-01 — 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 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave. — tap to centre the map on it A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Oct 2024
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-01-21 — tap for who they are
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Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rust's defining experience is that once the code compiles it works — not literally true, but true often enough that people keep saying it. — tap to centre the map on it Rust's defining experience is that once the code compiles it works — not literally true, but true often enough that people keep saying it. Last stated 4 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The industry is now accumulating code faster than it is accumulating trust, and trust only comes from having struggled to understand the domain yourself. — tap to centre the map on it The industry is now accumulating code faster than it is accumulating trust, and trust only comes from having struggled to understand the domain yourself. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Jul 2026
KB
Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — 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 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — 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 4 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
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 a year ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses. — tap to centre the map on it A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself. — tap to centre the map on it A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If frontier agents cannot yet establish a covert, persistent rogue deployment, they very likely will be able to within six months. — tap to centre the map on it If frontier agents cannot yet establish a covert, persistent rogue deployment, they very likely will be able to within six months. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Auto-mode does not yet convincingly fix prompt-injection risk for coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Auto-mode does not yet convincingly fix prompt-injection risk for coding agents. Last stated 4 weeks ago
8 Aug 2026
SW
Simon Willison — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Prompt injection can be caught by watching the neurons that fire when it happens, so a defence no longer depends on the model reporting the attack. — tap to centre the map on it Prompt injection can be caught by watching the neurons that fire when it happens, so a defence no longer depends on the model reporting the attack. Last stated a month ago
27 Jul 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Prompt injection has no equivalent of parameterized queries: there is no reliable way to tell a language model which text is data and which is instructions. — tap to centre the map on it Prompt injection has no equivalent of parameterized queries: there is no reliable way to tell a language model which text is data and which is instructions. Last stated 6 months ago
19 Mar 2026
SW
Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Users like security in the abstract and experience it as breakage: hardening the project made things slower, harder to update, and broke what people depended on.
Holds Read this korrent →
Building a system that does the prompting for you is not a break with software history but the next rung on the same ladder of rising abstraction.
Holds AO Addy Osmani
A compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting.
Holds AR Alice Ryhl
Users split into two camps on seeing an agent's work, and the split has not faded as trust builds, so an interface has to balance both.
Holds LW Luke Wroblewski
Veterans of the 1990s free software movement do not understand the world today’s maintainers work in, and should listen before proposing fixes for it.
Holds TD Thomas Depierre
Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible.
Holds
A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave.
Holds CD Cory DoctorowMW Molly White
Rust's defining experience is that once the code compiles it works — not literally true, but true often enough that people keep saying it.
Holds AR Alice Ryhl
The industry is now accumulating code faster than it is accumulating trust, and trust only comes from having struggled to understand the domain yourself.
Holds KB Kent Beck
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 AH Anders Hejlsberg
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 AH Anders Hejlsberg
A speed difference between languages that share the LLVM backend measures the benchmark author, not the languages.
Holds TH ThePrimeagen
A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses.
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself.
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
If frontier agents cannot yet establish a covert, persistent rogue deployment, they very likely will be able to within six months.
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
Auto-mode does not yet convincingly fix prompt-injection risk for coding agents.
Holds
Prompt injection can be caught by watching the neurons that fire when it happens, so a defence no longer depends on the model reporting the attack.
Holds
Prompt injection has no equivalent of parameterized queries: there is no reliable way to tell a language model which text is data and which is instructions.
Holds