Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work
A post on simonwillison.net is cited by 39 distinct blogs to date (corpus.blog, measured 16 October 2026).
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39blogs citing
| Period | Blogs | Links |
|---|---|---|
| All time | 39 | 43 |
| Last 90 days | 4 | 4 |
| Last 30 days | 2 | 2 |
| Last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First cited | 18 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|
| Latest citation | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Words blogs link it with | 5 |
| Linked with its own title | 9 of 39 blogs |
| External links | 2 |
| Length | 831 |
0 this week (still settling) · peak 10
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| Week of | Value |
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| 15 Dec 2025 | 10 |
| 22 Dec 2025 | 3 |
| 29 Dec 2025 | 3 |
| 5 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | 2 |
| 26 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| 2 Feb 2026 | 0 |
| 9 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| 16 Feb 2026 | 0 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | 0 |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 0 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | 0 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | 0 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | 4 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 1 |
| 6 Apr 2026 | 1 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | 1 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 0 |
| 27 Apr 2026 | 0 |
| 4 May 2026 | 0 |
| 11 May 2026 | 0 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1 |
| 25 May 2026 | 0 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 0 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 0 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 0 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 0 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 0 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 0 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 7 Sept 2026 | 1 |
| 14 Sept 2026 | 0 |
| 21 Sept 2026 | 0 |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1 (still settling) |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 0 (still settling) |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 0 (still settling) |
Each blog counts once, in the week of its first citation. 2 blogs have no dated post that cites this page: counted in the tally, not here. A blog added to the index recently can bring old first citations in at once.
Who cited it
BetaCited by 39 blogs across 3 subjects: technology 29, arts and culture 1, books and writing 1, unclassified 8.
- Technology29
- Arts and culture1
- Books and writing1
- Unclassified8
Words blogs link it with
The words blogs link this page with, by how many different blogs use them.
- your job is to deliver code you have proven to work9 blogs
- "your job is to deliver code you have proven to work"2 blogs
- code you have proven to work2 blogs
- wrote1 blog
- a courtesy to others.1 blog
Cited by 39 blogs in 43 posts
One row per blog, the most recently citing first. Each shows the blog's newest citing post; open a row for the others.
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Read at simmering.dev (opens in a new tab)1 other post
linked as “wrote”
Read at simmering.dev (opens in a new tab)linked as “post about proving your code works”
Read at allen.hutchison.org (opens in a new tab)linked as “Human in the loop”
Read at lotharschulz.info (opens in a new tab)linked as “deliver code that works”
Read at dizzard.net (opens in a new tab)linked as “your job is to deliver code you have proven to work”
Read at addyo.substack.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “your job is to deliver code you have proven to work”
Read at addyosmani.com (opens in a new tab)2 other posts
linked as “your job is to deliver code you have proven to work”
Read at addyosmani.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “your job is to deliver code you have proven to work”
Read at addyosmani.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “Simon Willison puts the bar plainly”
Read at blog.cani.ne.jp (opens in a new tab)linked as “your job is to deliver code you’ve proven works, and to include proof that it works”
Read at swarmia.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work”
Read at trovster.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “deliver code you have proven to work”
Read at fredrikmeyer.net (opens in a new tab)linked as “ensure I can take responsibility for the code”
Read at avanwyk.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work”
Read at olshansky.info (opens in a new tab)linked as “your job is to deliver code you've proven to work”
Read at bentsai.org (opens in a new tab)linked as “Code proven to work”
Read at rkirov.github.io (opens in a new tab)linked as “including human tests with a named, accountable party”
Read at anildash.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “Manual testing, in the age of agents, is automated testing. Test-driven development is not only usef…”
Read at leebutterman.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “The human (that’s you) provides the accountability”
Read at somehowmanage.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “has recently written”
Read at newsletter.dancohen.org (opens in a new tab)linked as “Your job is to deliver code you’ve proven to work.”
Read at dzombak.com (opens in a new tab)1 other post
linked as “"Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work"”
Read at dzombak.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “Simon Willison notes”
Read at mldangelo.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work”
Read at qahiccupps.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “your job is to deliver code you have proven to work”
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