Lee Robinson
Works on ML at SpaceX, as of 2026; formerly at Cursor, and five years at Vercel before that, ending as VP and working on Next.js. Writes at leerob.com.
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What they believe
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Knowledge and experience are two different things and both should be maximised, for people and for AI models alike.
Knowledge and experience are two different stats, and ideally you want to max both.
leerob.comby 24 Jul 2026This on korrents
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Coding agents running autonomously for days should be expected to become a reality within a year.
If you haven’t already considered a world where coding agents can run autonomously for days, you should expect it to become a reality in the next year.
leerob.comby 29 Dec 2025This on korrents
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Beliefs
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Knowledge and experience are two different things and both should be maximised, for people and for AI models alike.
Knowledge and experience are two different stats, and ideally you want to max both.
How we teach AI models by 24 Jul 2026
It is not enough for an AI model to be smart: aligning it to act "correctly" according to its model spec is incredibly important.
It's not enough to just be smart! This is why aligning models to act "correctly" (according to the model spec we defined) is incredibly important.
How we teach AI models by 24 Jul 2026
Coding agents running autonomously for days should be expected to become a reality within a year.
If you haven’t already considered a world where coding agents can run autonomously for days, you should expect it to become a reality in the next year.
Building low-level software with only coding agents by 29 Dec 2025
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When the authors of a tool separate themselves from its community, other voices with their own incentives and less knowledge fill the void.
But when you separate yourself from the community as a tool author, it means other voices will fill the void. Those voices have their own incentives and don’t have the best knowledge about how React works.
Reflections on the React Community by 11 Aug 2025
React Server Components will be incredibly impactful.
I have confidence RSC will be incredibly impactful
Reflections on the React Community by 11 Aug 2025
Open source is a gift: users are not entitled to make demands without putting any energy in themselves.
Remember that OSS is a gift and you are not entitled to make demands without putting any energy forward yourself.
Reflections on the React Community by 11 Aug 2025
Aggressive deadlines expose hidden complexity and force conversations about what really matters.
Aggressive deadlines expose hidden complexity. They force conversations about what really matters.
5 Things I Learned From 5 Years At Vercel by 11 Jul 2025
Great leaders build alignment before making announcements and do not use their title to override others.
Great leaders build alignment before making announcements. They don’t use their title to override others.
5 Things I Learned From 5 Years At Vercel by 11 Jul 2025
Delaying critical feedback robs someone of the chance to improve, for the sake of protecting your own feelings.
When you delay giving critical feedback, you rob someone of the chance to improve for the sake of protecting your own feelings.
5 Things I Learned From 5 Years At Vercel by 11 Jul 2025
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Where they publish
Site leerob.com His personal site: bio, notes and essays.
Essays on AI, developer experience, developer marketing and his years at Vercel, plus short topic pages.
Link verified 11 Oct 2026.
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LinkedIn Lee Robinson His LinkedIn profile.
YouTube @leerob His YouTube channel.
GitHub leerob His GitHub account.
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