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Everything filed under software quality software quality Everything filed under developer tools developer tools Everything filed under code generation code generation Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under documentation documentation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Write tests. Not too many. Mostly integration. Write tests. Not too many. Mostlyintegration. Last stated 9 years ago 5 Mar 2018 GR Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2016-12-10 — tap for who they are KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2018-03-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: How much to test is an economic calculation a team should actually run, not a matter of principle. — tap to centre the map on it How much to test is an economiccalculation a team should actuallyrun, not a matter of principle. Last stated 12 years ago 18 Nov 2014 DL Dan Luu — holds since 2014-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI should be used as much as possible for writing as reporting, but should not replace writing as thinking. — tap to centre the map on it AI should be used as much aspossible for writing as reporting,but should not replace writing asthinking. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Aug 2026 TS Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Well-written tests can serve as a partial substitute for product documentation. — tap to centre the map on it Well-written tests can serve as apartial substitute for productdocumentation. Last stated 7 years ago 4 Feb 2020 MP Maxence Poutord — holds since 2020-02-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing one sweeping prompt to do everything leaves a lot to tweak, troubleshoot and debug afterwards. — tap to centre the map on it Writing one sweeping prompt to doeverything leaves a lot to tweak,troubleshoot and debug afterwards. Last stated 5 months ago 16 Jun 2026 BW Brett Williams — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Unit testing's only job should be to flag when something unexpected happens. — tap to centre the map on it Unit testing's only job should be toflag when something unexpectedhappens. Last stated 6 months ago 15 May 2026 YX Yihui Xie — holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot really understand the code you write unless you are also the one operating it. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot really understand thecode you write unless you are alsothe one operating it. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Aug 2026 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing code is likely to be a dying skill. — tap to centre the map on it Writing code is likely to be a dyingskill. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Oct 2026 AT Adam Tornhill — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: The main purpose of writing tests is to build confidence in the code, not to find bugs. — tap to centre the map on it The main purpose of writing tests isto build confidence in the code, notto find bugs. Last stated 5 years ago 24 Jul 2021 ML Marc Littlemore — holds since 2021-07-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year. — tap to centre the map on it A model can now port essentially anycodebase from one programminglanguage to another, work that usedto take a team over a year. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 BC Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A strong manual coding background helps developers spot algorithmic weaknesses and flaws in generated code. — tap to centre the map on it A strong manual coding backgroundhelps developers spot algorithmicweaknesses and flaws in generatedcode. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Oct 2026 AT Adam Tornhill — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agentic AI is becoming almost as big a CPU story as a GPU story. — tap to centre the map on it Agentic AI is becoming almost as biga CPU story as a GPU story. Last stated 6 months ago 24 Apr 2026 AJ Andy Jassy — holds since 2026-04-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind ofsuperpower when you can work withClaude Code to figure things out. Last stated 7 months ago 19 Mar 2026 KP Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn fromits mistakes the way a person does-- it repeats the same errorindefinitely unless a human noticesand writes it down. Last stated 7 months ago 25 Mar 2026 MZ Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on. — tap to centre the map on it A coding-agent company should nottrain its own model: it has to stayneutral ground for models to competeon. Last stated 2 months ago 3 Sept 2026 DR Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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 IDEhas to be lazy and deferredthroughout — a different way ofbuilding compilers from the one thetextbooks teach. Last stated 6 months ago 13 May 2026 AH Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it A good tool raises the floor of whatpeople can build without loweringthe ceiling, and almost every toolquietly lowers the ceiling. Last stated a year ago 18 Sept 2025 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new API framework that ignores how existing apps were historically built undermines its own introduction — tap to centre the map on it A new API framework that ignores howexisting apps were historicallybuilt undermines its ownintroduction Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 CH Craig Hockenberry — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Write tests. Not too many. Mostly integration. Last stated 5 Mar 2018 · 9 years ago Holds Guillermo RauchKent C. Dodds Read this korrent →