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David Heinemeier Hansson

What David Heinemeier Hansson thinks about software quality

@dhh · 694 positions · 10 changes of mind

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

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5 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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  1. Our readingCode reviews are starting to fade in many places

    Their wordsthere's no future where you're manually reviewing every line of agent code

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  2. 3 days earlier

  3. Our readingRelying solely on human code review will soon be considered irresponsible.

    Their wordsIt'll soon be seen as deeply irresponsible to have critical code reviewed by human eyes alone.

    ↗@dhh on Xx.com

  4. 14 months earlier

  5. Our readingApple has more reason to stumble now than ever: terribly behind on AI, faltering software quality, rivals catching up on silicon, and a leadership too old to relearn.

    Apple

    Their wordsApple could absolutely stumble and I think they have more reason to stumble now than ever. They're behind on AI, terribly behind. Their software quality is faltering in a bunch of ways.

    ↗DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting | Lex Fridman Podcast #474youtube.com 33rd of 36 in this recording

  6. 2 months earlier

  7. Our readingCode quality still matters even as LLMs make writing code much faster

    LLMs

    Their wordsAI is a superb pair programmer, but I'd retire before permanently handing it the keyboard to drive the code

    ↗Coding should be a vibe!world.hey.com

  8. 2 years earlier

  9. Our readingSoftware quality is not the most important parameter of success

    Their wordsThe absence of bugs is simply one parameter of success in software, but not even close to the most important one

    ↗Software has bugs. This is normal.world.hey.com 2nd of 2 in this piece

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