Comment by ranger_danger
3 hours ago
> most people would have no problem saying they made bread from scratch
That's fine for bread, but for people that see code more like art, they have a preconceived notion that "from scratch" means writing the code yourself.
Some people code to solve a problem and they don't care how it gets done. They have no problems using AI and see other methods as prehistoric. That's fine for them, carry on.
For me, the journey is more important than the destination.
Being able to code "by hand" is what strokes my sense of worth and accomplishment... knowing I can do something that not just anyone can. Pushing a button or prompting an AI isn't the same for me, that's more like a project manager and something I never want to be.
When people bash on the anti-AI crowd, they just don't understand that people code for different reasons, and neither is more right or wrong.
I agree that people can write code for whatever they want, and that is valid.
Code can be art, making food can also be art. So I'm don't agree with your distinction that code is materially different from baking in that aspect.
The terminology "from scratch" and "by hand" are really not interchangeable in my opinion. "By hand" implies something about the process. "From scratch" implies something about the state before you started, not anything about the process.