Code Is Clay

4 months ago

The author took a ceramics class and made a hypercube instead of a functional item like a mug or bowl.
Parallels are drawn between coding and ceramics, highlighting both as malleable mediums for ideas.
Both clay and code can break or fail, but the idea remains, encouraging detachment from the medium.
The industrial revolution of code is likened to the industrial revolution in pottery, where automation made handcrafted items more valuable.
AI and LLMs are automating commodity code, allowing humans to focus on creative and unique projects.
The author expresses optimism about the future of programming, where automation frees them to work on more interesting projects.

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