Re:Pet projects are getting too big to pet
by nnehdi on Saturday July 04, 2026 @05:26AM
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Yeah, I think the point is that software has always moved by letting go of lower-level control in exchange for more leverage. We've been through this quite a few times already. We have outgrew many technologies and ways of working in this history
And I agree. The craft doesn’t disappear, it just moves from typing and debugging every detail to judgment, taste, testing, and shaping messy systems into something useful.
And I agree. The craft doesn’t disappear, it just moves from typing and debugging every detail to judgment, taste, testing, and shaping messy systems into something useful.