Mario and Earendil
4 days ago
- #software development
- #team announcement
- #AI ethics
- Mario Zechner is joining Earendil, bringing his thoughtful approach to software development and his project Pi, a coding agent infrastructure library.
- The author reflects on the changes in software thinking in 2025, emphasizing the importance of quality, design, and human-machine interactions over mere efficiency and speed.
- Earendil's project Lefos aims to build a machine entity focused on thoughtful communication and joy, avoiding the pitfalls of AI that can lead to distraction and alienation.
- Mario's values align with Earendil's goals: prioritizing software quality, extensibility, and lasting design rather than velocity, which is crucial in an industry often sacrificing craft.
- Pi will continue as high-quality, open, extensible software under Earendil, with plans to steward its future and integrate its principles with Lefos for more considerate human tools.