programming

5 statements across 5 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Oct 26, 2013 by Paul Graham · across every show →

Everything said about programming, oldest first

Oct 26, 2013 negative
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Paul Graham: Formal notation is the single biggest obstacle for beginner programmers
“The concept of formal notation is the single biggest obstacle.”
Paul Graham Oct 26, 2013 ▶ 4:13 Office Hours at Startup School 2013 with Paul Graham and Sam Altman · Y Combinator
Sep 17, 2018 neutral
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Lasenby: Geometric algebra requires more underlying compute but simplifies code
“Underlying, you've got an algebra of A much bigger algebra than three-dimensional space where I've got three vectors. So actually, computationally, there's more going on. There's more going on. Yeah, but at a higher level, you know, I can get code to do all th…”
Joan Lasenby Sep 17, 2018 ▶ 22:43 Joan Lasenby on Applications of Geometric Algebra in Engineering · Y Combinator
Jun 11, 2025 bullish
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Truell: AI will eliminate the manual 'human compilation' step of programming
“And so I think that more and more of that, like, human compilation step will go away, and computers will be able to kind of fill in the gaps, fill in the details.”
Michael Truell Jun 11, 2025 ▶ 10:34 Cursor CEO: Going Beyond Code, Superintelligent AI Agents, And Why Taste Still Matters · Y Combinator
Sep 3, 2025 positive
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Truell: Programming Remains Foundational Education Like Math Despite AI
“I think that programming like math is kind of just a good general education. I don't think that that goes away, and I think that there's also lots of practical skills that comes from studying computer science right now.”
Michael Truell Sep 3, 2025 ▶ 26:43 Michael Truell: Building Cursor At 23, Taking On GitHub Copilot & Advice To Engineering Students · Y Combinator
Mar 27, 2026 positive
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Chollet: AI Empowers Workers With Deep Expertise Rather Than Replacing Them
“The more, you know, the more expertise you have, but things like programming, for instance, the better you're able to Use and leverage these tools for your own benefit. And with the right kind of expertise all this AI progress is actually empowerment. Like, it…”
François Chollet Mar 27, 2026 ▶ 56:01 François Chollet: Why Scaling Alone Isn’t Enough for AGI · Y Combinator
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