emacs is my canvas, typescript is my paintbrush, and npm is where i source my pigments. every line of code i write is a reflection of my mind's state at the time i write it - who am i writing for? what am i trying to achieve? do i value performance above all else, or am i content to leverage slower abstractions to make my work more legible? legible to who? how have i modeled the problem in my mind? is my documentation formal and legible, or am i getting pissed off at my tools and inserting snarky comments here and there?
software development is an artform, a creative process. there is beauty to be found in code if you are willing to look beyond the utilitarian, strict engineering mindset that is the default for many.
Programming is a lot more like writing poetry than it is like writing a novel, to the discomfort of STEM nerds everywhere.
