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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: You do not have to know how it works underneath, but depth is where invention comes from — nobody who only knows the surface invents a programming language. You do not have to know how it worksunderneath, but depth is whereinvention comes from — nobody whoonly knows the surface invents aprogramming language. KH Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — 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 isstill interesting, but it isno longer useful to a workingengineer in any meaningful… SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: What trips up newcomers to Rust is not the code but the shape of their data. — tap to centre the map on it What trips up newcomers toRust is not the code but theshape of their data. AR Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: You learn a programming language by building something in it, not by reading about it. — tap to centre the map on it You learn a programminglanguage by building somethingin it, not by reading aboutit. AR Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Programmers who loved the mechanical act of coding are under threat; those who wanted to build things are not. — tap to centre the map on it Programmers who loved themechanical act of coding areunder threat; those who wantedto build things are not. DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A programming language is not a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language is nota compiler but an experience:editing, running, debuggingand the runtime library all… AH Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowing a little about how a storage engine works internally is a superpower for an application developer who will never build one. — tap to centre the map on it Knowing a little about how astorage engine worksinternally is a superpower foran application developer who… MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: You only really know something once you have built it — blog posts and slides leave gaps that building the thing does not. — tap to centre the map on it You only really know somethingonce you have built it — blogposts and slides leave gapsthat building the thing does… AK Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Programming, not diagramming, is where an engineer actually learns, because code is the point at which you can no longer fool yourself about what you understand. — tap to centre the map on it Programming, not diagramming,is where an engineer actuallylearns, because code is thepoint at which you can no… KB Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre You do not have to know how it works underneath, but depth is where invention comes from — nobody who only knows the surface invents a programming language. Holds Kelsey Hightower Read this korrent →