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by bko 362 days ago
> This makes me wonder if one day we will see artisan software developer (I mean, the idea of software craftmanship is already here).

Would you rather the software that drives your car be "artisan software", where labels were carefully chosen by a human?

Software isn't the end product. It's a tool that's supposed to do something we want. We may want an artisan to design our house or iPhone, but we don't want them using "artisan hand crafted" rulers and compilers.

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Just because I want/use an artisan knife or bake my own bread in my kitchen doesn't mean I want an artisan microwave or raise my own cows.
I would never feel confident driving over a “vibe coded” bridge. Some products demand careful human attention to every aspect of the design.