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benchmarks Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Within a year or two a strong engineer's token spend will rival their salary, and companies will have to cap it like any other resource. Within a year or two a strong engineer's token spend will rival their salary, and companies will have to cap it like any other resource. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Benchmarks only rise on problems somebody has already framed and scored, so saturating them does not mean senior engineers have been replaced. — tap to centre the map on it Benchmarks only rise on problems somebody has already framed and scored, so saturating them does not mean… Last stated 3 months ago 24 May 2026 · 3 months ago
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Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. — tap to centre the map on it A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own… Last stated 5 months ago 1 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually… Last stated 6 months ago 11 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the ones asking their employers to pay it. — tap to centre the map on it A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the… Last stated 8 years ago 22 Aug 2018 · 8 years ago
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Drew DeVault — holds since 2018-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that stops hiring new graduates because AI makes juniors look unnecessary will have no senior engineers in a few years' time. — tap to centre the map on it A company that stops hiring new graduates because AI makes juniors look unnecessary will have no senior engineers in a… Last stated 5 months ago 1 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Big companies will lose about half of their engineers, because that is where everybody is setting the dial. — tap to centre the map on it Big companies will lose about half of their engineers, because that is where everybody is setting the dial. Last stated 6 months ago 11 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI as good as a top researcher will not be priced like one, because it competes against the other labs rather than against humans. — tap to centre the map on it An AI as good as a top researcher will not be priced like one, because it competes against the other labs rather… Last stated a year ago 15 Aug 2025 · a year ago
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Meta is not at the AI frontier, and buying talent with enormous salaries is the rational move for a company that is behind. — tap to centre the map on it Meta is not at the AI frontier, and buying talent with enormous salaries is the rational move for a company… Last stated a year ago 23 Jul 2025 · a year ago
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are