[WillEngler]

I thought "artisanal, shade-grown code" was such a delightful phrase. I took it to mean not bad, but rather too costly for practical/mass use. Like some people can afford to buy $6 lattes, and those are likely very tasty lattes, but Folgers is going to move more beans.

[sekou]

This is what I took it to mean. It wouldn't be horrible if Starbucks was the only option for coffee, but take away all the small cafes and you miss out on a lot. There may be some trouble with that analogy but the idea is there's value in specialization.

[refractiveco]

I think it's referencing middle-out compression.

[lomnakkus]

It's an amazing phrase. AFAICT it doesn't actually mean anything. I certainly understand why such a high-profile developer would choose such a "bland, yet poetic" phrasing; my issue is just with trying to interpret it as somehow insightful.

[zem]

it pretty clearly meant "code that has been lovingly handcrafted to the specifications of the problem", as opposed to "churned out using a mass-production framework". the analogy works for me.