Tools vs. Craft

There is a seduction in tooling. We convince ourselves that if we just switch to the new framework, or buy the better IDE, or adopt the new project management SaaS, the work will become easy.

It’s a form of procrastination. We optimize our environment to avoid facing the blank page.

The craft is in the decision making, not the tool. A master carpenter can build a better table with a rusted saw than a novice can with a laser-guided cutter.

I’m trying to spend less time configuring my Neovim setup and more time actually writing the code that solves the user’s problem.