Andrew Wooldridge ⛰️I hope mastodon is big enough that I can say I'm having a blast creating all the web games I wanted to do years ago but never had time. I'm a 50+ veteran web developer who is taking all my skills as a webdev and applying them to Claude Code and making fun web games now every week.
bug // june@triptych If you have 50+ years just write the damn code? wtf?
@bug I could if I wanted to waste a whole weekend fiddling with things I already know. Instead I get to the fun. I review and carefully evaluate the code. But its just to learn about making games and becoming accustomed to working with ai to build more than just a tech demo. Ive "just wrote the code" for 24 years. It was always a means to an end.
That's what really defines the debate here. Folks who feel if you aren't typing out every function yourself you are a poser, and other who just want the outcomes like great UI or something fun. I literally wrote a book on Javascript and I love the language but if ai lets me create a full app / game in a weekend then I can use that saved time to spend with my family or work on something artistic or do chores
bcace@triptych @bug "That's what really defines the debate here. Folks who feel if you aren't typing out every function yourself you are a poser" I feel like this can be a bit more nuanced - I enjoy typing out things myself because i eliminated as much boilerplate as possible and what remains is mostly learning by doing