[datsci_est_2015]

It’s also possible to sell chairs that are uncomfortable and food that tastes terrible. Yet somehow we still have carpenters and chefs; Herman Miller and The French Laundry.

Some business models will require “good” code, and some won’t. That’s how it is right now as well. But pretending that all business models will no longer require “good” code is like pretending that Michelin should’ve retired its list after the microwave was invented.

[tayo42]

Those high end restaurants are more like art and exploration of food then something practical like code. The only similarity is maybe research in academia. There's not real industry uses of code that's like art.

[datsci_est_2015]

I used the extreme of the spectrum, I can’t imagine you’re arguing that food is binary good / bad? There’s a litany of food options and quality, matching different business models of convenience and experience.

Research in academia seems less appropriate because that’s famously not really a business model, except maybe in the extractive sense

[tayo42]

There's no equivalent of experience and art in code. Writing code is not expressing your self, and you don't pay for pushing the limits and experimenting with it. That's what high end restaurants are along with service they provide.

As far as good or bad, how food is made is irreverent to the outcome if it's enjoyable.

[VoidWarranty]

Sometimes I think we're being argued against by LLMs. Critique of your example while missing the entire point of it.

[rokob]

Are you saying Herman Miller chairs are uncomfortable?

[paulryanrogers]

I'll say it. They are for people of my small proportions