Why This Matters
This article highlights the importance of hands-on making and craftsmanship in the tech industry, emphasizing that genuine creation offers personal fulfillment that AI-driven automation often lacks. It raises concerns about the potential loss of traditional problem-solving skills and the intrinsic satisfaction derived from building things by hand, which remains vital for innovation and personal growth.
Key Takeaways
- Hands-on making provides unique personal fulfillment in tech development.
- The rise of AI tools may diminish traditional problem-solving skills.
- Maintaining craftsmanship is crucial for innovation and individual satisfaction.
2026-03-12
On Making
I made this!
TLDR: I gain a lot of fulfillment by making things. I don't consider things built by others at my request to be made by me, and are therefore much less fulfilling. And then I feel sad. This article starts strong and then heads off into the weeds.
There have been a lot of pieces written about what I'll call "the AI dev schism" And I think there's a lot of truth to those:
Loss of the craft, coding things by hand
Loss of low-level problem-solving
Loss of fun
Gain of high-level problem-solving
Getting through back-burnered projects
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