craftsmanship

A personal blog post detailing the process of designing and building a custom wall lamp from scratch using LED strips and wood, inspired by a desire for indirect lighting in a bedroom.

A tweet outlining a new drop that discusses recurring income, software craftsmanship, and AI, with a mention of a $5 software plan.

Jony Ive shares his belief that customers can sense care taken with a product, referencing Steve Jobs' insistence on beauty even in the hidden internals of the Macintosh.

Addy Osmani reflects on the role of taste and judgment in an AI-driven world, arguing that while AI can acquire taste, human judgment—rooted in accountability and ownership—remains irreplaceable.

Patrick Collison emphasizes the importance of beauty and craftsmanship in product building, arguing that it is rational for customers to buy beautiful products because it signals care by the maker.

An article discussing the philosophy and process of spending 15 years perfecting a product, highlighting the trade-offs between time, quality, and market success.

The author reflects on the value of software craftsmanship over AI-driven automation, arguing that the process of coding is as important as the outcome, and critiques the Rails-centric Ruby community.

Artist Doug MacDowell describes spending 50 hours hand-drawing a statistically accurate line graph about a coffee maker computer, contrasting the process with modern software tools and sharing resources for hand-drawn data visualization.

A reflective piece arguing that the proliferation of AI tools is turning professionals into prompt-dependent 'managers' rather than true craftsmen, and warning that those who maintain their own foundational skills will command higher value.

A reflective essay emphasizing that beyond meeting specifications and delivering demos, great software must evoke the right feeling in its users—a quality that cannot be measured by checkboxes alone.