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1 Apr 2024
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Thomas Depierre — holds since 2024-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production. — tap to centre the map on it Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Maintainers of widely used open source software are not adequately funded, and that is a real and unsolved problem. — tap to centre the map on it Maintainers of widely used open source software are not adequately funded, and that is a real and unsolved problem. Last stated 4 years ago
2 Feb 2023
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Drew DeVault — holds since 2018-08-22 — tap for who they are
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Thomas Depierre — holds since 2022-12-31 — tap for who they are
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2023-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software developers spent thirty years automating other people's industries away, so they should not expect sympathy now that it is their turn. — tap to centre the map on it Software developers spent thirty years automating other people's industries away, so they should not expect sympathy now that it is their turn. Last stated 3 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — 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
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: This is the best time there has ever been to be an open source maintainer. — tap to centre the map on it This is the best time there has ever been to be an open source maintainer. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deep compiler knowledge is still interesting, but it is no longer useful to a working engineer in any meaningful sense. — tap to centre the map on it Deep compiler knowledge is still interesting, but it is no longer useful to a working engineer in any meaningful sense. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What trips up newcomers to Rust is not the code but the shape of their data. — tap to centre the map on it What trips up newcomers to Rust is not the code but the shape of their data. 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: A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break. — tap to centre the map on it A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sense of achievement in software survives writing almost none of the code yourself. — tap to centre the map on it A sense of achievement in software survives writing almost none of the code yourself. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 grows heresies: wrong ideas that take root among the agents, keep coming back, and are very hard to weed out. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft. — tap to centre the map on it A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft. Last stated a year ago
26 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Desktop Linux improved dramatically while Apple's users were not watching, and is now far more polished and capable than its reputation. — tap to centre the map on it Desktop Linux improved dramatically while Apple's users were not watching, and is now far more polished and capable than its reputation. Last stated a year ago
26 Aug 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Desktop Linux is not for everyone, because plenty of people want a computer appliance they never have to look under the hood of. — tap to centre the map on it Desktop Linux is not for everyone, because plenty of people want a computer appliance they never have to look under the hood of. Last stated a year ago
5 Aug 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-08-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Arch's community package repository removes the manual scripting that a developer's setup still needs on Ubuntu. — tap to centre the map on it Arch's community package repository removes the manual scripting that a developer's setup still needs on Ubuntu. Last stated a year ago
2 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Needing a choice and a config file for every last detail is both the cost of Arch with Hyprland and the reason it can be made entirely your own. — tap to centre the map on it Needing a choice and a config file for every last detail is both the cost of Arch with Hyprland and the reason it can be made entirely your own. Last stated a year ago
2 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hyprland put a twenty-year-old distribution in front of people who never believed open source could deliver a desktop worth leaving Windows or macOS for. — tap to centre the map on it Hyprland put a twenty-year-old distribution in front of people who never believed open source could deliver a desktop worth leaving Windows or macOS for. Last stated a year ago
5 Aug 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-08-05 — tap for who they are
At the centre
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 DepierreRead this korrent →
Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production.
Holds CM Charity Majors
Maintainers of widely used open source software are not adequately funded, and that is a real and unsolved problem.
Holds DD Drew DeVaultTD Thomas DepierreFV Filippo Valsorda
Software developers spent thirty years automating other people's industries away, so they should not expect sympathy now that it is their turn.
Holds KH Kelsey Hightower
Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible.
Holds
This is the best time there has ever been to be an open source maintainer.
Holds
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
Deep compiler knowledge is still interesting, but it is no longer useful to a working engineer in any meaningful sense.
Holds SY Steve Yegge
What trips up newcomers to Rust is not the code but the shape of their data.
Holds AR Alice Ryhl
A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break.
Holds SY Steve Yegge
A sense of achievement in software survives writing almost none of the code yourself.
Holds
A vibe-coded codebase grows heresies: wrong ideas that take root among the agents, keep coming back, and are very hard to weed out.
Holds SY Steve Yegge
A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft.
Holds
Desktop Linux improved dramatically while Apple's users were not watching, and is now far more polished and capable than its reputation.
Holds
Desktop Linux is not for everyone, because plenty of people want a computer appliance they never have to look under the hood of.
Holds
Arch's community package repository removes the manual scripting that a developer's setup still needs on Ubuntu.
Holds
Needing a choice and a config file for every last detail is both the cost of Arch with Hyprland and the reason it can be made entirely your own.
Holds
Hyprland put a twenty-year-old distribution in front of people who never believed open source could deliver a desktop worth leaving Windows or macOS for.
Holds