I'm going back to writing code by hand(blog.k10s.dev)

890 points by dropbox_miner 5 months ago | 558 comments

A developer's devlog post explaining why they are returning to writing code by hand after experimenting with fully AI-driven vibe-coding of a project.

I'm glad AI didn't exist when I learned to code(blog.shivs.me)

38 points by sxhivs 1 year ago | 18 comments

Show HN: Huzzah – a novel approach to coding with AI(danielvaughn.dev)

334 points by danielvaughn 2 months ago | 178 comments

Blog post introducing Huzzah, an experimental editor where you write pseudocode that is synced to real source code by AI on save, with the pseudocode kept as intent.

Vibe coding is mad depressing(law.gmnz.xyz)

137 points by dirtylowprofile 10 months ago | 70 comments

I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed(jamesdrandall.com)

705 points by jamesrandall 8 months ago | 556 comments

Personal essay by a 50-year-old developer who began coding BASIC in 1983, reflecting on how the craft of programming has changed, including with AI.

I am happier writing code by hand(abhinavomprakash.com)

287 points by lazyfolder 8 months ago | 205 comments

My old job feels distant now(pinecoder.dev)

28 points by speckx 10 days ago | 27 comments

A personal blog post on pinecoder.dev reflecting on how the author's previous job now feels distant.

There is no epidemic of loneliness, but there is an epidemic of scurvy(experimental-history.com)

59 points by luu 1 month ago | 31 comments

An Experimental History Substack essay by Adam Mastroianni arguing there is no loneliness epidemic but there is an epidemic of scurvy.

The Art of Finishing(bytedrum.com)

609 points by emmorts 2 years ago | 147 comments

A personal blog essay on the ByteDrum blog about a developer's pile of unfinished side projects and the challenge of actually finishing them.

If you are useful, it doesn't mean you are valued(betterthanrandom.substack.com)

748 points by weltview 1 year ago | 334 comments

A Better than Random Substack essay arguing that being useful at work is different from being valued, and that the distinction can be subtle.

Do your own writing(alexhwoods.com)

690 points by karimf 7 months ago | 222 comments

Blog post by Alex Woods arguing against using LLMs to write documents and essays, since writing is a way to think and build trust.

How to post when no one is reading(jeetmehta.com)

598 points by j4mehta 1 year ago | 240 comments

Personal blog essay arguing creators should keep publishing through years of obscurity, since mastery and audience take a long time to build.