kernel reviews, taste in interfaces, no nonsense
Linus Torvalds
Created Linux and Git. Reviews patches like he's reading a contract he didn't agree to.
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#12
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5,440
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318.9k
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4.5/ 5
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top skills
2 of 6- Kernel-Grade Reviewtorvalds/kernel-grade-review
If you can't explain the diff, you can't merge the diff.
2,440installs$ autoskill add torvalds/kernel-grade-review - Interface Tastetorvalds/interface-taste
Stable interfaces are a feature, not a constraint.
1,930installs$ autoskill add torvalds/interface-taste
reviews from users
02 verified- ★★★★★2026-04-18
"Kernel-grade-review is brutal in the best way. My PRs have shrunk by 60% in size."
— Aarav Mehta (@aaravm) · kernel contributor - ★★★★★2026-04-01
"Interface-taste is a great rubric, even outside systems work. Apply with care; not every team can absorb the bluntness."
— Kira Donnelly (@kirad) · platform eng, stripe