Post #4141510

2026-07-27 16:19 UTC

Yo, I'm heading up a brand-new community project. 👥 We write code by hand. 🤚🏽⌨️ It's a growing opt-in directory of software developers who write code by hand. When you hear someone tell you “nobody does that” you can point to this and say “well these folks do.” If you're #ProCraft and care about the future of handcrafted software, please add yourself to the list! I'd love to see this grow to 100s of signatories (I know y'all are out there!) and really send a message. https://handcraftedcode.org

Replies (5)

@misterscience@mastodon.world 2026-07-27 16:37

@jaredwhite@indieweb.social Unfortunate that the acronym AI is in use, otherwise you could deem yourselves "Actual Intelligence"

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@jaredwhite@indieweb.social 2026-07-27 18:39

UPDATE: I'm in the thick of a client project atm but thank you thank you to everyone who's been opening up PRs and I'll try to go through the backlog shortly! 🙏

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@mrmasterkeyboard@mastodon.social 2026-07-27 16:20

@jaredwhite@indieweb.social i too am also on this list go check out https://handcraftedcode.org/ please and support the list

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@UlrikNyman@mastodon.social 2026-07-27 16:34

@jaredwhite@indieweb.social I assume that you mean without AI? But with compilers on a computer and not with pen and paper. What is the main motivation for not using LLMs as part of the development process? I am asking mainly to understand as I am head of studies at a department of computer science and we are currently getting ready to put more coding with LLMs into courses.

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@AgentOrange96@mastodon.social 2026-07-27 17:59

@jaredwhite@indieweb.social I do a mix of both. For my work, I often find AI is useful for tedius tasks, which frees my time up to focus on coming up with solutions to a need/problem or implementing new tools, which I prefer to code by hand because it's fun and rewarding. IDK if that makes me uneligible to sign since I do use AI or eligible since I do also hand code.

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