I really admire how thoughtfully you are engaging with this forefront of human endeavor. You gave me a lot to think about and inspired me to refactor my workflow. I wish we were still working together directly, but thanks to you learning publicly you are still mentoring me from afar. I hope 2026 is filled with growth.
I love reading about early impressions and experiences with Claude Code. This is a great post. This quote is on point:
"The anxiety you feel about the pace of change? That’s not a sign you’re falling behind. It’s confirmation you’re paying attention. It’s evidence you’re engaged with the frontier of our field. We’re in a moment of profound transformation in how software gets built. The developers who thrive won’t be the ones who had a ten-year head start mastering these tools (because that’s impossible).3 They’ll be the ones who embraced the discomfort of not knowing, who experimented boldly, who learned in public, and who helped shape the practices that everyone else will eventually learn.
The forefront is an uncomfortable place to be. It’s supposed to be. But it’s also where the most interesting work happens."
I really admire how thoughtfully you are engaging with this forefront of human endeavor. You gave me a lot to think about and inspired me to refactor my workflow. I wish we were still working together directly, but thanks to you learning publicly you are still mentoring me from afar. I hope 2026 is filled with growth.
Thanks for the shoutout! And good time to dust off the 2014 Kevin Kelly essay about getting in on the internet, "You are not late." https://medium.com/message/you-are-not-late-b3d76f963142
I love reading about early impressions and experiences with Claude Code. This is a great post. This quote is on point:
"The anxiety you feel about the pace of change? That’s not a sign you’re falling behind. It’s confirmation you’re paying attention. It’s evidence you’re engaged with the frontier of our field. We’re in a moment of profound transformation in how software gets built. The developers who thrive won’t be the ones who had a ten-year head start mastering these tools (because that’s impossible).3 They’ll be the ones who embraced the discomfort of not knowing, who experimented boldly, who learned in public, and who helped shape the practices that everyone else will eventually learn.
The forefront is an uncomfortable place to be. It’s supposed to be. But it’s also where the most interesting work happens."