What David Heinemeier Hansson thinks about developer tools
Creator of Ruby on Rails, CTO of 37signals, and creator of Omarchy.
Everything they publish, on ppll ↗ Who they are, on wiqqi ↗
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6 dated positions, 2023 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what David Heinemeier Hansson has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsEvery developer needs an AI shed: An always-on machine running on their tailscale network where the majority of their herdr agents are running.
- 14 months earlier
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Their wordsDocker is an integral part of the workflow for tons of developers
- 3 months earlier
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Their wordsjust how small and cheap can an awesome developer machine become
↗Cheap mini PCs have gotten really goodworld.hey.com 1st of 2 in this piece
- 8 months earlier
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Their wordsIn 1976, most computers didn't even have a mouse. In 2024, most vi-successor users don't even need one when programming.
- 11 days earlier
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Our readingOptimizing for programmer productivity is more valuable than optimizing for computer efficiency
Their wordsSo as every year passes, it becomes an even better deal trading compute time for programmer productivity
↗Optimize for bio cores first, silicon cores secondworld.hey.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
- 9 months earlier
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Their wordsYou shouldn't need a PhD in container orchestration to be able to deploy applications in HEY or Basecamp or even something smaller
↗Five big open source gifts from usworld.hey.com 1st of 2 in this piece