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software quality Cannot both be true 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: You cannot know what a program should do until you play with it, so in the agentic age you should be as vague as you can up front and then interact with what appears. You cannot know what a program should do until you play with it, so in the agentic age you should be as vague as you can up front and then interact with what appears. 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
Cannot both be true: With a good enough plan, a coding agent implements the whole change in one attempt. — tap to centre the map on it With a good enough plan, a coding agent implements the whole change in one attempt. Last stated 6 months ago
4 Mar 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Specifying what you want matters more now that agents write the code than it did when the work went to a human who could ask follow-up questions. — tap to centre the map on it Specifying what you want matters more now that agents write the code than it did when the work went to a human who could ask follow-up questions. Last stated a month ago
30 Jul 2026
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Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working with coding agents is a skill you learn like an instrument; judging the tools after one try is like calling a piano bad after one go. — tap to centre the map on it Working with coding agents is a skill you learn like an instrument; judging the tools after one try is like calling a piano bad after one go. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software is product management, and those are the skills the agentic era rewards — skills that are not evenly distributed among programmers. — tap to centre the map on it Software is product management, and those are the skills the agentic era rewards — skills that are not evenly distributed among programmers. 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: What limits you with coding agents is your own skill at stringing them together, not the capability of the models. — tap to centre the map on it What limits you with coding agents is your own skill at stringing them together, not the capability of the models. Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whether agent-written code needs to be good depends entirely on how long it will live: a throwaway single-page tool can be spaghetti, anything maintained cannot. — tap to centre the map on it Whether agent-written code needs to be good depends entirely on how long it will live: a throwaway single-page tool can be spaghetti, anything maintained cannot. 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: Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse. — tap to centre the map on it Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse. Last stated yesterday
6 Sept 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working with a coding agent should leave both of you better every day, and that only happens if you deliberately record what was learned and decided in the session. — tap to centre the map on it Working with a coding agent should leave both of you better every day, and that only happens if you deliberately record what was learned and decided in the session. 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: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces. — tap to centre the map on it A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces. Last stated 5 days ago
2 Sept 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares. — tap to centre the map on it A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares. Last stated 4 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every tool is better as a CLI than as an MCP server: models are good at Unix commands, a CLI composes with jq, and MCP output clutters the context. — tap to centre the map on it Every tool is better as a CLI than as an MCP server: models are good at Unix commands, a CLI composes with jq, and MCP output clutters the context. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: MCP is not a new foundation for anything — it is API design, and Kubernetes was already turning one intention into seven calls a decade ago. — tap to centre the map on it MCP is not a new foundation for anything — it is API design, and Kubernetes was already turning one intention into seven calls a decade ago. 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: MCP servers are worth removing outright: an agent reading the code directly is faster, and pollutes its context less, than one that can reach for a tool unasked. — tap to centre the map on it MCP servers are worth removing outright: an agent reading the code directly is faster, and pollutes its context less, than one that can reach for a tool unasked. Last stated a year ago
25 Aug 2025
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2025-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Calling static typing the only way to build reliable systems is idiotic in the face of the evidence, starting with Shopify serving a million requests a second on Rails. — tap to centre the map on it Calling static typing the only way to build reliable systems is idiotic in the face of the evidence, starting with Shopify serving a million requests a second on Rails. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ruby on Rails took off because its creator evangelized it by arguing its superiority against the competing alternatives. — tap to centre the map on it Ruby on Rails took off because its creator evangelized it by arguing its superiority against the competing alternatives. Last stated 2 years ago
2 Jun 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — no longer holds since 2024-06-02 — tap for who they are
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You cannot know what a program should do until you play with it, so in the agentic age you should be as vague as you can up front and then interact with what appears.
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With a good enough plan, a coding agent implements the whole change in one attempt.
Holds
Specifying what you want matters more now that agents write the code than it did when the work went to a human who could ask follow-up questions.
Holds JD Jeff Dean
Working with coding agents is a skill you learn like an instrument; judging the tools after one try is like calling a piano bad after one go.
Holds
Software is product management, and those are the skills the agentic era rewards — skills that are not evenly distributed among programmers.
Holds
What limits you with coding agents is your own skill at stringing them together, not the capability of the models.
Holds
Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents.
Holds LF Lex Fridman
Whether agent-written code needs to be good depends entirely on how long it will live: a throwaway single-page tool can be spaghetti, anything maintained cannot.
Holds
Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse.
Holds
Working with a coding agent should leave both of you better every day, and that only happens if you deliberately record what was learned and decided in the session.
Holds AO Addy Osmani
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces.
Holds
A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares.
Holds ER Eric Ries
Every tool is better as a CLI than as an MCP server: models are good at Unix commands, a CLI composes with jq, and MCP output clutters the context.
Holds
MCP is not a new foundation for anything — it is API design, and Kubernetes was already turning one intention into seven calls a decade ago.
Holds KH Kelsey Hightower
MCP servers are worth removing outright: an agent reading the code directly is faster, and pollutes its context less, than one that can reach for a tool unasked.
Holds
Calling static typing the only way to build reliable systems is idiotic in the face of the evidence, starting with Shopify serving a million requests a second on Rails.
Holds
Ruby on Rails took off because its creator evangelized it by arguing its superiority against the competing alternatives.
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