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Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by ianai on Sunday February 13, 2022 @01:40PM (#30324276)
I’d say they already are artisans. Guy talks about needing to constantly study up to stay current. I imagine an artist just through creating is constantly getting more comfortable with their tools. Hokusai has a famous quote to this effect - basically saying he would have to live to 100+ to really practice enough to be proud of his work.
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Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by Apocryphon on Sunday February 13, 2022 @01:43PM (#30324320)
By artisan I meant specifically the concept of a craftsperson who creates small projects on demand at their own leisure, something both like the traditional concept of a village smith or potter, or the modern day craft fair equivalent or Etsy vendor.

In software, someone with their own software consultancy or an indie app developer could be equivalent.

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