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compilers 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: 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. 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 3 years ago
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 2 months 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 5 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 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Open source work is largely voluntary, so its maintainers need periodic breaks too. — tap to centre the map on it Open source work is largely voluntary, so its maintainers need periodic breaks too. Last stated 3 months ago
3 Aug 2026
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Daniel Stenberg — holds since 2026-08-03 — 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 months 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 2 months 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 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — 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
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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 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — 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: Coding agents make doing things on Linux far more approachable. — tap to centre the map on it Coding agents make doing things on Linux far more approachable. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Jun 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-06-08 — 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: A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too. — tap to centre the map on it A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2025
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Troy Hunt — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root. — tap to centre the map on it A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root. Last stated 8 months ago
16 Feb 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-02-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A library that skips certificate verification by default is unsafe and should not be trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A library that skips certificate verification by default is unsafe and should not be trusted. Last stated 2 years ago
8 Apr 2025
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Phil Hagelberg — holds since 2025-04-08 — tap for who they are
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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.
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Software engineers behave as though the world exists in the repository, and it does not: the world is production.
Holds
Maintainers of widely used open source software are not adequately funded, and that is a real and unsolved problem.
Holds
Software developers spent thirty years automating other people's industries away, so they should not expect sympathy now that it is their turn.
Holds
Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible.
Holds
Open source work is largely voluntary, so its maintainers need periodic breaks too.
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
Deep compiler knowledge is still interesting, but it is no longer useful to a working engineer in any meaningful sense.
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
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds
A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft.
Holds
Coding agents make doing things on Linux far more approachable.
Holds
Desktop Linux improved dramatically while Apple's users were not watching, and is now far more polished and capable than its reputation.
Holds
A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too.
Holds
A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root.
Holds
A library that skips certificate verification by default is unsafe and should not be trusted.
Holds