Simon Willison
Simon Willison is a British programmer, co-founder of the social conference directory Lanyrd, and co-creator of the Django Web framework.
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6- Research MilestoneApr 28, 2026
Simon Willison tests VibeVoice 4-bit MLX conversion on M5 MacBook, transcribing 1 hour in ~9 minutes.
View source - Product LaunchApr 19, 2026
Created a tool that transforms Anthropic's Claude system prompt documentation into an analyzable git repository.
View source - Product LaunchApr 5, 2026
Released the open-source CLI tool 'scan-for-secrets' for detecting exposed API keys in log files.
View source - Research MilestoneMar 14, 2026
Outlined 'Three Stages of AI Adoption' framework for developer use of AI coding agents
- stages:
- Helper Stage,Agent Stage,Factory Stage
- Research MilestoneMay 24, 2025
Tweeted speculation about OpenAI acquiring Astral
View source- status:
- unconfirmed
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1- observationactiveJun 2, 2026
Lifecycle: Simon Willison
Simon Willison is in 'declining' phase (0 mentions/3d, 0/14d, 21 total)
90% confidence
Sentiment History
| Week | Avg Sentiment | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-W17 | 0.10 | 1 |
| 2026-W18 | 0.25 | 2 |
| 2026-W20 | 0.30 | 1 |
| 2026-W21 | 0.20 | 2 |