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  • Matt Hall401matthall@mastodon.xyz
    Sep 1, 2026, 12:40 PM

    I keep re-discovering that I don't write code for the same reason as a lot developers I encounter.

    A lot of folks seem to enjoy _writing_ code. I do not like writing code. It _is_ a great way to solve certain problems though and I absolutely _love_ solving problems.

    This leaves me in a position where I'll often argue against adding a feature. Not because I don't want to write it but because it doesn't _solve_ a problem. It usually relocates or obfuscates a problem.

    #dev

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  • Matt Hall401matthall@mastodon.xyz
    Sep 1, 2026, 12:41 PM

    I _love_ talking people out of writing code. The _thinking_ is the work. The _code_ is the literal codification of an idea. The _work_ was having the idea and refining the idea to the simplest model possible.

    I do not find a lot of folks who share my type of reasoning about software and development.

    Somehow the folks who used to _enjoy_ writing code now want the random-word-generator to write their code.

    They don't want to think, or write. What the hell is it the want to do?

    #dev

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