What David Heinemeier Hansson thinks about humility
Creator of Ruby on Rails, CTO of 37signals, and creator of Omarchy.
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7 dated positions, 2022 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 wordsSo we should also have the humility. As amazing as the LLMs are now, it could be that they eventually plateau. We haven't seen any evidence of it yet, and I think this is also why we're seeing this absolute gobsmacking levels of investment, because so far the scaling laws are true, and the more billions are poured in, the more intelligence comes out.
↗DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux | Lex Fridman Podcast #501youtube.com 35th of 41 in this recording
- 18 months earlier
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Their wordshaving the humility to give up on good bets turned bad might be just as important
- 13 months earlier
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Our readingApple is arrogant
Their wordsI don't believe we've ever seen this level of arrogance from a major tech monopolist in the history of the computing industry
↗Apple actually lost a court case for once, but they refuse to comply in good faithworld.hey.com
- 5 months earlier
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Their wordsPart of the problem here is that in their eagerness to polish their humbleness, the best software developers seem overly keen to downplay their own talent, competence, or achievements.
↗Not everyone can be the bestworld.hey.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 8 months earlier
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Their wordsWe can still validate knowledge. But we need far greater humility in where we're going to find said truth, how long it takes to validate it, and our urge to protect ideological paradigms at all cost.
- 3 months earlier
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Our readingBeing wrong is a treat, because it adds a pinch of humility to every judgement that follows.
Their wordsIt means infusing your future judgements with an extra pinch of humility. It's a treat to be wrong.
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Their wordsAlways swing confidently to the best of your ability. Always embrace a bad hit with the humility of a learner.
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