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Re:Ask HN: Why do people say "I built it" when we should say... by jdev-hn on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @09:24AM (#50087409)
It is not a tool. A tool is something one wields, which is fully controlled by the user. Hammers don't move without you. You don't make soft serve, you dispense it from the machine.
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Re:Ask HN: Why do people say "I built it" when we should say... by tristanj on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @09:44AM (#50087710)
It is a tool. See definition 2a and 2c.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tool

    tool (noun)

    1a: a handheld device that aids in accomplishing a task

    2a: something (such as an instrument or apparatus) used in performing an operation or necessary in the practice of a vocation or profession
      > a scholar's books are his tools

    2c: a means to an end
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Re:Ask HN: Why do people say "I built it" when we should say... by SalemSaberhagen on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @10:39AM (#50088438)
> Hammers don't move without you. Nor does the LLM-Agent program anything without me.
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