What Andrew Kelley thinks about software quality

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Creator of the Zig programming language; president and lead developer of the Zig Software Foundation.

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1. 31 Jul 2026

   Our readingSoftware quality has historically been maintained by engineers' own will combined with their strong negotiating position in the job market, rather than by other forces.

   AI and jobs

   Their wordsWe are learning that software quality was maintained only through the will of software engineers combined with their accidentally strong negotiation position in the job market.

   ↗Don't Take the Black Pill (Text Adaptation)andrewkelley.me 1st of 3 in this piece

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3. 9 Jul 2026

   Our readingBugs are eliminated mainly by dedicating engineering resources to finding and fixing them, not by choosing a particular language or style guide.

   Their wordsThe sleight of hand misdirects the reader away from the main way bugs are eliminated: by dedicating engineering resources to it.

   ↗My Thoughts on the Bun Rust Rewriteandrewkelley.me 3rd of 3 in this piece