Justin Searls

@searls

I make things that nobody's asking for. I used to post things that nobody was asking for, but then I stopped. Learn about me at justin.searls.co

Orlando, FL

Justin Searls
@searls
16h
2016: Developers are too expensive to waste time verifying software manually, so make computers run automated tests. 2026: Agents are too expensive to waste tokens running automated tests, so make developers verify software manually.
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Justin Searls
@searls
Oct 5
DHH's talk made @holman mad, so I had him join me for a new episode of Hot Fix so we could get mad together.
Breaking Change v56.0.1 - Zach Holman wants more of everything
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Justin Searls
@searls
Oct 4
There is a massive amount of arbitrage opportunity right now for competent agent-wielding developers. Want to get rich in the next 5 years? 1. Find a niche enterprise software domain 2. Poach a well-connected sales guy as a cofounder 3. Undercut and outperform the incumbents
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Justin Searls
@searls
Oct 2
Interviewing Zach Holman this morning on Hot Fix about AI and our discontents. Have something you want us to talk about? Let me know:
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Justin Searls
@searls
Oct 1
In the last 24 hours I have received dozens of e-mails that open with an LLM-generated line about something I wrote or said in my podcast. Then the rest of the email is an exhortation to try some cursed vibe-coded developer tool. The race to the bottom can't end soon enough.
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