LLM coding assistants didn't create a split between craft-lovers and make-it-go developers. They revealed one that was always there.

For craft-lovers, what's being bypassed isn't the output but the act itself. Marx called this separation from the act of production. But the alienation isn't coming from the LLM. It's coming from a market that penalizes whoever produces output more slowly.

Why craft-lovers are losing their craft

Why craft-lovers are losing their craft

Les Orchard made a quiet observation recently that I haven't been able to shake. Before LLM coding assistants arrived, the split between developers was…

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I've just submitted my post to Lobsters and Hacker News:

Why craft-lovers are losing their craft

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As luck would have it, the timing didn't work your way. A re-post hit the front page: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47473178
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