Ernesto García: “"For some, code is the craft. For others, it’s a means to an…”

Ernesto García @gnapse5d

"For some, code is the craft. For others, it’s a means to an end." I'm also in the latter camp, as I was a bit surprised to find out when all this AI coding thing started to blow up.

SMStephan Meijer@smeijer5d

https://meijer.works/articles/code-craft-or-commodity/

meijer.worksCode, Craft or CommodityAI is exposing a divide between developers who love writing code and those who love building software.

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Stephan Meijer @smeijer5d

I always knew I cared more about the product than the code. I do miss the dopamine hit that coding gave me, though. Shipping just doesn't feel the same anymore.

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