Re:That’s not why I did it
by greenyoda on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @01:40PM
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In particular, this passage about asserting control over chaos resonated with me, as a software developer:
> I sort of think that it has to do with creating calm in chaos. There is so little in the world that we have any control over. But what happens at our looms, that thing, we have control over. And if what happens on our looms becomes total chaos, then patience, tenacity, and time will make it work. That’s why I did it.
Also, here are explanations of some of the weaving terms used in the article:
Re:That’s not why I did it
by aceBacker on Monday November 30, 2020 @03:30AM
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I've never been able to articulate why I got good at coding when I was very young. Growing up in a chaotic household coding gave me an area of life that I could control. This seems obvious to me now.
> I sort of think that it has to do with creating calm in chaos. There is so little in the world that we have any control over. But what happens at our looms, that thing, we have control over. And if what happens on our looms becomes total chaos, then patience, tenacity, and time will make it work. That’s why I did it.
Also, here are explanations of some of the weaving terms used in the article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaving#Process_and_terminolog...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warp_and_weft