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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 4 Feb 2020 to 4 Sept 2026.
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coding agents 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: Well-written tests can serve as a partial substitute for product documentation. Well-written tests can serve as a partial substitute for product documentation. Last stated 7 years ago
4 Feb 2020
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Maxence Poutord — holds since 2020-02-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. — tap to centre the map on it A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. 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: AI-generated technical documentation is optimized for completing a sentence rather than for being understood by a human reader. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated technical documentation is optimized for completing a sentence rather than for being understood by a human reader. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not run a personal agent on a cheap or local model: weak models are gullible and easy to prompt-inject. — tap to centre the map on it Do not run a personal agent on a cheap or local model: weak models are gullible and easy to prompt-inject. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Documentation should be written for AI coding agents to understand and modify software, not only for humans. — tap to centre the map on it Documentation should be written for AI coding agents to understand and modify software, not only for humans. Last stated 2 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Salvatore Sanfilippo — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Examples in documentation should be compiled and run as tests, so that changing the code breaks the docs instead of quietly outdating them. — tap to centre the map on it Examples in documentation should be compiled and run as tests, so that changing the code breaks the docs instead of quietly outdating them. 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: Good documentation is produced by effort, not by tooling that keeps code and docs together — tap to centre the map on it Good documentation is produced by effort, not by tooling that keeps code and docs together Last stated 8 months ago
18 Jan 2026
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Hamel Husain — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you will write a huge markdown file so an agent has context, you should have written the documentation that gives a human the same context. — tap to centre the map on it If you will write a huge markdown file so an agent has context, you should have written the documentation that gives a human the same context. Last stated 4 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Standardised manufacturing and documentation cannot be skipped when a drug is given to human beings, because the noise they remove is the noise that would otherwise swallow the answer. — tap to centre the map on it Standardised manufacturing and documentation cannot be skipped when a drug is given to human beings, because the noise they remove is the noise that would otherwise swallow the answer. Last stated 6 years ago
1 May 2020
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2020-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Current prompt-injection defenses for AI agents (such as auto mode) are now reliable enough that agents can practically be assumed safe from successful injection attacks. — tap to centre the map on it Current prompt-injection defenses for AI agents (such as auto mode) are now reliable enough that agents can practically be assumed safe from successful injection attacks. Last stated 4 weeks ago
4 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-04 — 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 2 months 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
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — 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 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. Last stated a month ago
23 Aug 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business, not its AI vendor, bears legal responsibility when an integrated AI tool causes harm to a customer. — tap to centre the map on it A business, not its AI vendor, bears legal responsibility when an integrated AI tool causes harm to a customer. Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tool for browsing personal notes and data works better with a conversational interface than a traditional file browser. — tap to centre the map on it A tool for browsing personal notes and data works better with a conversational interface than a traditional file browser. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Harper Reed — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
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Well-written tests can serve as a partial substitute for product documentation.
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A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation.
Holds
AI-generated technical documentation is optimized for completing a sentence rather than for being understood by a human reader.
Holds
Do not run a personal agent on a cheap or local model: weak models are gullible and easy to prompt-inject.
Holds
Documentation should be written for AI coding agents to understand and modify software, not only for humans.
Holds
Examples in documentation should be compiled and run as tests, so that changing the code breaks the docs instead of quietly outdating them.
Holds
Good documentation is produced by effort, not by tooling that keeps code and docs together
Holds
If you will write a huge markdown file so an agent has context, you should have written the documentation that gives a human the same context.
Holds
Standardised manufacturing and documentation cannot be skipped when a drug is given to human beings, because the noise they remove is the noise that would otherwise swallow the answer.
Holds
Current prompt-injection defenses for AI agents (such as auto mode) are now reliable enough that agents can practically be assumed safe from successful injection attacks.
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
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Holds
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds
A business, not its AI vendor, bears legal responsibility when an integrated AI tool causes harm to a customer.
Holds
A tool for browsing personal notes and data works better with a conversational interface than a traditional file browser.
Holds