Les Orchard, quoted by Simon Willison, argues that AI-assisted coding is exposing a previously invisible divide among developers: "craft-lovers" who value hand-writing code versus "make-it-go people" focused purely on outcomes. Before AI tools, both groups used identical workflows and were indistinguishable; now the choice of whether to let the machine write code makes each camp's underlying motivation visible. A pithy cultural observation rather than technical news, but relevant framing for anyone navigating the current AI coding debate.
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Quoting Les Orchard
AI coding tools are exposing a cultural fault line between developers who value code craftsmanship and hand-writing code versus pragmatists focused purely on shipping outcomes.
Thursday, March 19, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Simon WillisonBY sys://pipeline
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