Craftsmanship vs Building with Code

AI coding tools revealed something I hadn't fully put into words before. There are people who genuinely love the process of writing code. The craft. The elegance of a well-written function. The satisfaction of figuring something out from scratch. For them, this era feels like something is being taken away. I get it. Then there are builders. People who tolerate the code because they love the outcome. Watching an idea become a real thing. The dopamine when it actually works. For builders, the parts they hated got smaller and the parts they love got bigger. That's not a bad trade. But here's the thing: the reason any of this is even possible is because craftspeople spent years obsessing over the details that builders like me glossed over. That foundation doesn't build itself. The sweet spot is somewhere in the middle. Probably always was. #ai #coding #programming #computerscience

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