I think it’s all about balance. In my free time I do “slow” programming: I read the timeless books of our craft (e.g., TAOCP), I spend lots of time writing code by hand, debugging, using pen and paper to think, etc. I love it. All the crap we have now (AI everywhere , technofeudalism, etc.) doesn’t get to bother me. Now, at work, I use AI , I get things done and call it a day. I can do that because I have fun outside work.
yeah, it’s so true. just slowing down a little and doing things for the pure joy of it makes everything so meaningful, at least on a personal level. there’s a different kind of satisfaction when you pick up a pen and paper, solve the problem, and write code with your bare hands, without any AI.
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I think it’s all about balance. In my free time I do “slow” programming: I read the timeless books of our craft (e.g., TAOCP), I spend lots of time writing code by hand, debugging, using pen and paper to think, etc. I love it. All the crap we have now (AI everywhere , technofeudalism, etc.) doesn’t get to bother me. Now, at work, I use AI , I get things done and call it a day. I can do that because I have fun outside work.
yeah, it’s so true. just slowing down a little and doing things for the pure joy of it makes everything so meaningful, at least on a personal level. there’s a different kind of satisfaction when you pick up a pen and paper, solve the problem, and write code with your bare hands, without any AI.