This is really good: https://simonsarris.substack.com/p/that-which-is-unique-breaks I've long said/ranted that we programmers pretend we're an industry when we're really just a cottage industry. Behind this sentiment was the unspoken assumption that industrialization may one day happen, and that at the appropriate time it would be good. But now I wonder if it's even a desirable goal to aim for. Does the ability to build at scale really need to be practiced at scale? Perhaps certain things are harmed by scale.

Nice essay on craft vs. industry. Software is in a particular place, because on one hand is undergoing some industrialization itself, whereas on the other hand it is enabling a transition towards cheap production of unique things (e.g. the Maker movement). Which, however, cannot be mended either when they break, so it's not quite a return to craft.

Great essay, it's actually making my head spin with all the connections it's making to general life, not just programming.