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Programming used to be a creative act.

2026-07-20 · Bits and Bobs 7/20/26
  • Programming used to be a creative act.
    • Now it just feels like grinding.

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  • Creativity in practice is curation of previous output from others and choosing which subset to build on.2025-06-02
  • A second-hand summary of parts of Rick Rubin in The Creative Act:2025-01-13
  • The append-only conversation log to interact with LLMs leaves me wanting more.2025-01-06
  • Interacting with LLMs today is like doing computing before the GUI.2025-01-06
  • Someone was telling me about how BMW thinks about their supply chain.2025-01-06
  • Someone got an LLM to create a pretty good stand-up routine for other LLMs.2025-01-06
  • Coordination and collaboration are hard for different reasons.2024-12-23
  • Socialization of ideas should not be an afterthought.2024-12-16
← It's exhausting to be downstream of an external metronome.We now spend all of our time on the Second 90%. →

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  • creative act

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  • Something that is "like clockwork" cannot be a creative act.2024-02-12
  • Push vs pull: same direction of travel, but the difference is which side has the agency.2024-04-01
  • "Yes, and" without the "and" is passive.2024-08-26
  • As you mature sometimes you find that the creative activities you did no longer feel meaningful.2024-11-11

Bits and Bobs by Alex Komoroske