Reacting to: Code as a Tool of Process

Look, I get it. You want the code faster, you want the bug gone, you want the demo working before your brain melts. But Jim’s point about code being a process you go through, not just a blob you get, hits hard. When I’m building FrameFlow, the stuff that breaks is almost always the corner I didn’t look into because I skipped the “slow” thinking. That’s not inefficiency. That’s the work.

I’m using AI tools daily, but the idea that I should stop writing code and just generate it? Nope. That’s like asking for a finished sculpture without touching the clay. You get a result, but you lose the mental map of how the thing works. And when it cracks, you’re back to guessing. That’s the hidden bill.

So yeah, use the dynamite when you’re moving dirt. But when you’re hunting nuggets, pick up the shovel. Read the piece here: https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/code-as-process/

P.S. My favorite bugs are the ones I only find because the code forces me to answer a question I didn’t know I was avoiding.