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David Heinemeier Hansson

What David Heinemeier Hansson thinks about Omarchy

@dhh · 154 positions · 10 changes of mind

Creator of Ruby on Rails, CTO of 37signals, and creator of Omarchy.

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5 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what David Heinemeier Hansson has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingA formal code of conduct is not worth adopting, because those became struggle-session processes; courtesy without one is what actually wins.

    Their wordsOmarchy is not going to adopt a formal Code of Conduct because those turned out to be struggle-session processes in the last turning. But we are going to play nice. We're going to be courteous, professional, and composed in our direct interactions with users, competitors, and even haters. Because that's what's going to pave the path to the win.

    ↗@dhh on Xx.com

    Interesting
  2. 2 days earlier

  3. Our readingOmarchy could reasonably switch its packaging system to Nix.

    Their wordsMaybe Nix is like Rust: Amazing if you don't have to look at the code! I'm open to the idea that Omarchy Cinque could switch packaging system if I never have to look at nixlang, there are no ergonomic regressions, and we have full repo sovereignty.

    ↗@dhh on Xx.com

    Nix

    Interesting
  4. 1 day earlier

  5. Our readingThe very large productivity gains from agents require working with them directly; putting another human in between is too slow to preserve the gain.

    Their wordsThe revelation I've had working on Omarchy the last three months is that to get that magical 10X, 100X, in a few rare cases, 1000X productivity boost, you have to interact with the agents directly, and you cannot intermediate that bandwidth with another human because it's simply too slow.

    ↗DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux | Lex Fridman Podcast #501youtube.com 5th of 41 in this recording

    Interesting
  6. 1 day earlier

  7. Our readingMost of the Linux world is ambivalent or hostile to AI, which is fine, but it needs a camp that leans in all the way, and Omarchy will be it.

    Their wordsI don't require anyone to be as excited about AI or agents as I am. It's completely fine. But we also need someone in this camp in this Linux camp who are really excited about AI, who really leaning in with agents.

    ↗Is Linux the perfect operating system? - Omarchy interview with DHHyoutube.com 3rd of 6 in this recording

    Linux

    Interesting

  9. Our readingOmarchy is a system for professional computer lovers: it optimises usability over learnability, and a couple of days learning the keyboard is a fair price.

    Their wordsThis is a computer system made for pros, and I mean that in the sense of professional computer lovers. People who are willing to invest time and energy into learning how their system works, and reap the benefits that come from that investment.

    ↗Is Linux the perfect operating system? - Omarchy interview with DHHyoutube.com 4th of 6 in this recording

    energydesign

    Interesting