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Conrad Irwin
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Co-founder of superhuman.com | Core team @pryrepl | github.com/ConradIrwin Programmer, blogger, speaker, dancer.
San Francisco, CA
cirw.in
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    Conrad Irwin
    @conradirwin
    Aug 14, 2025
    Finally figured it out well enough to write it down.
    Why LLMs Can't Really Build Software
    From zed.dev
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    Conrad Irwin
    @conradirwin
    Jul 2, 2014
    Thanks google…
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    Conrad Irwin
    @conradirwin
    Sep 24, 2019
    Finally got around to sharing some of things I've learned about building blazingly fast web-apps @superhuman! Feedback welcome :D.
    Performance metrics for blazingly fast web apps
    From blog.superhuman.com
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    Conrad Irwin
    @conradirwin
    Nov 13, 2018
    Super excited to be in the Forbes 30 under 30 for my work on @superhumanco :D. forbes.com/30-under-30/20…
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    Conrad Irwin
    @conradirwin
    Feb 14, 2015
    node.js catching exceptions pic.x.com/qiPShuSXRA
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    Conrad Irwin
    @conradirwin
    Dec 12, 2014
    Why, I do believe I can.
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    Conrad Irwin
    @conradirwin
    Jul 1, 2025
    Exciting times!
    Superhuman Acquired by Grammarly | Company News
    From blog.superhuman.com
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    Conrad Irwin
    @conradirwin
    Jul 9, 2025
    Finally added `U` to Zed's vim mode; Closing in on being able to complete vimtutor. Only a few things left: * `%` matching in plain-text files * :set ic * :<range>w * :r <filename> !!!
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    Conrad Irwin
    @conradirwin
    Aug 18, 2017
    NOT TO BOAST BUT I"M ON TECHCRUNCH RIGHT NOW. techcrunch.com/2017/08/18/rap…
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    Conrad Irwin
    @conradirwin
    Jun 13, 2024
    Still wedded to vim, but intrigued by a modern IDE? zed.dev/blog/zed-decod…. Learn how we got from skepticism to testimonials like "Almost a week with Zed, after 20 years with vim, and I finally found the replacement I don't fear!"
    Why not just embed Neovim?
    From zed.dev
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    Conrad Irwin
    @conradirwin
    Dec 16, 2024
    New blog post explaining `tool` directives in Go 1.24: cirw.in/blog/go-tools
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    Conrad Irwin
    @conradirwin
    May 20, 2020
    Why game design makes software pleasant to use (an interview with yours truly): triplebyte.com/blog/the-impor…
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    Conrad Irwin
    @conradirwin
    Apr 26, 2025
    cirw.in/blog/conl hot off the press, my new config file format
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    Conrad Irwin
    @conradirwin
    Feb 18, 2020
    Published a blog post on some fun RegExp investigation we did @superhuman:
    How We Eliminated Regular Expression Denial of Service and How You Can Too | HackerNoon
    From hackernoon.com

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