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I find that some people really care about the work and that the tools are just a means to an end. Other people love certain tools so much that "the work" is ac
by f0e4c2f7 4y ago
I find that some people really care about the work and that the tools are just a means to an end.
Other people love certain tools so much that "the work" is actually just an excuse to use their favorite tool in more elaborate and challenging ways. Their attitude is something like "and now for my next trick..."
The funny part, to me is that I've never been able to see one method as producing better results than another. I've seen work focused folks produce bad output and I've seen tool focused folks get caught up in their tools and never produce anything at all.
But I've also seen both types produce masterpieces.
Just different approaches and personalities I think.
- plufz 4y agoI partly agree that it is a matter of personality, and that both can produce good results. But in my experience junior devs care more about the tools than seniors.
- stitched2gethr 4y agoI think a big part of it is just enjoying your time. We're both driving cross country, following the speed limits. We'll both arrive at roughly the same time but maybe I'll enjoy my time more if I'm driving a stick shift. This is in general of course. Me personally, I save tens of minutes a year by using vim.
- allarm 4y ago> I save tens of minutes a year by using vim. Probably more. It’s not only the speed of typing and editing that matters, but also the time you spend on context switching. When your hands don’t leave the home row you don’t leave the current context.
- manmal 4y agoLoving one’s tools is one way of loving the process - arguably the best approach to building great things.