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CEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IO. Writes at rauchg.com.
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Software should be fast: latency, bloat and slow startup are problems to engineer away
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Their wordsJavaScript allows us to mask network latency altogether. Applying this as a design principle should even remove most spinners or “loading” messages from your applications.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOThe bandwidth capacity of your users' connections might improve noticeably, as it steadily has, but the latency needle won't move much at all. This means that minimizing the number of roundtrips you make to display information on page is essential to great user experience and responsiveness.↗7 principles of rich web applicationsrauchg.com · 4 Nov 2014
Their wordsThe bandwidth capacity of your users' connections might improve noticeably, as it steadily has, but the latency needle won't move much at all. This means that minimizing the number of roundtrips you make to display information on page is essential to great user experience and responsiveness.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOThere's no excuse for software to be slow anymore. Projects like 𝚏𝚏𝚏 and 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚞𝚖𝚒 leading with speed, compilers like 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚢𝚃𝚂 and 𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚏𝚏𝚘𝚛 that can help us upgrade entire ecosystems to native, and 𝚐𝚙𝚞𝚒𝚡 pushing the GPU rendering speed frontier.↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 8 Sept 2026
Their wordsThere's no excuse for software to be slow anymore. Projects like 𝚏𝚏𝚏 and 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚞𝚖𝚒 leading with speed, compilers like 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚢𝚃𝚂 and 𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚏𝚏𝚘𝚛 that can help us upgrade entire ecosystems to native, and 𝚐𝚙𝚞𝚒𝚡 pushing the GPU rendering speed frontier.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOOne thing the engineering community will (re)discover is that every program can be ① hardened (edge cases squashed, inputs tightened, errors handled) and ② optimized (profiled, benchmarked, rewritten) basically ad infinitum.↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 7 Oct 2026
Their wordsOne thing the engineering community will (re)discover is that every program can be ① hardened (edge cases squashed, inputs tightened, errors handled) and ② optimized (profiled, benchmarked, rewritten) basically ad infinitum.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOOnce that's in place, there's a long tail of SaaS applications that I suspect will never be bought again. They'll be generated.↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 25 Sept 2026
Their wordsOnce that's in place, there's a long tail of SaaS applications that I suspect will never be bought again. They'll be generated.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOThe new 'procurement bar' will be how ergonomic your product is for *agents*, rather than humans.↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 25 Sept 2026
Their wordsThe new 'procurement bar' will be how ergonomic your product is for *agents*, rather than humans.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOIt's incredible to watch a new kind of economy be born. Agents purchasing infrastructure products and services.↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 9 Oct 2026
Their wordsIt's incredible to watch a new kind of economy be born. Agents purchasing infrastructure products and services.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOThe 'in between' is likely to be subsumed by agents producing just-in-time UI. When you need utilitarian content or data, it'll be generated just-in-time for you. Think of the agent as the new browser in this model.↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 28 Aug 2026
Their wordsThe 'in between' is likely to be subsumed by agents producing just-in-time UI. When you need utilitarian content or data, it'll be generated just-in-time for you. Think of the agent as the new browser in this model.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOBlender beats all its competitors because it's optimal in the most important dimension: agents can train on it and use it efficiently. OSS wins.↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 7 Sept 2026
Their wordsBlender beats all its competitors because it's optimal in the most important dimension: agents can train on it and use it efficiently. OSS wins.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOAgents are only as good as the proof-checkers, compilers, type systems, and linters you give them.↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 14 Sept 2026
Their wordsAgents are only as good as the proof-checkers, compilers, type systems, and linters you give them.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOLast week it accelerated to +24.8%. It’s almost inconceivable. Infinite demand of intelligence.↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 9 Sept 2026
Their wordsLast week it accelerated to +24.8%. It’s almost inconceivable. Infinite demand of intelligence.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOIt's likely that more software will be produced next year than in all of the history of computing.↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 17 Sept 2026
Their wordsIt's likely that more software will be produced next year than in all of the history of computing.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOMore and more of our personal and professional computing experiences will come from agents that orchestrate work in the cloud, using sandboxes. Those sandboxes will be Linux.↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 7 Sept 2026
Their wordsMore and more of our personal and professional computing experiences will come from agents that orchestrate work in the cloud, using sandboxes. Those sandboxes will be Linux.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOWhen the details of OpenAI’s agent escape and Hugging Face hack started to emerge, it became clear that agent containment would be one of the most important priorities for any AI infra company.↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 14 Oct 2026
Their wordsWhen the details of OpenAI’s agent escape and Hugging Face hack started to emerge, it became clear that agent containment would be one of the most important priorities for any AI infra company.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOIt’s time to kill “static credentials”. Attacks and breaches can happen. But imagine if thieves could only steal “self-destructing keys” to your data and tokens.↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 22 Oct 2026
Their wordsIt’s time to kill “static credentials”. Attacks and breaches can happen. But imagine if thieves could only steal “self-destructing keys” to your data and tokens.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOBtw, breaking apart the agent into these independent parts not only optimizes costs in a big way, it also *massively* improves security and auditability. I'd argue you can't even run a secure agent otherwise!↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 23 Sept 2026
Their wordsBtw, breaking apart the agent into these independent parts not only optimizes costs in a big way, it also *massively* improves security and auditability. I'd argue you can't even run a secure agent otherwise!
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOAnd if I’m allowed to extrapolate, a clear path is now laid out towards a future where the steps to go from sketch to design to implementation are greatly more accessible to everyone with an idea.↗Pure UIrauchg.com · 13 Jul 2015
Their wordsAnd if I’m allowed to extrapolate, a clear path is now laid out towards a future where the steps to go from sketch to design to implementation are greatly more accessible to everyone with an idea.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOA flexible enough system that can share rendering code between browser and server and provides tools for progressively loading scripts and styles will probably eliminate the colloquial distinction between websites and webapps. Both are reigned by the same UX principles. A blog and a CRM are fundamentally not that different.↗7 principles of rich web applicationsrauchg.com · 4 Nov 2014
Their wordsA flexible enough system that can share rendering code between browser and server and provides tools for progressively loading scripts and styles will probably eliminate the colloquial distinction between websites and webapps. Both are reigned by the same UX principles. A blog and a CRM are fundamentally not that different.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOI want AI in the service of understanding the universe and enhancing human cognition and creativity.↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 26 Sept 2026
Their wordsI want AI in the service of understanding the universe and enhancing human cognition and creativity.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOAI will be able to compute the perfect delta of what you understand and don't, helping you progressively learn any idea and unravel any mystery.↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 20 Oct 2026
Their wordsAI will be able to compute the perfect delta of what you understand and don't, helping you progressively learn any idea and unravel any mystery.
Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel; creator of Next.js and Socket.IOThe coolest thing about the recent wave of AI is that everyone is excited about building. All short-term drama aside, this is an immeasurably good development for the world.↗@rauchg on Xx.com · 19 Sept 2026
Their wordsThe coolest thing about the recent wave of AI is that everyone is excited about building. All short-term drama aside, this is an immeasurably good development for the world.