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eadwutoday at 2:22 AM1 replyview on HN

Craft is caring about the x in y = mx + b, while the so called "it's a means to an end" care about the y.

The difference between "craft lovers" and "doers" is that one operates at a better fitting abstraction (that is more aligned to the values of capitalism).

You can say "doers" are just "craft lovers" in and of itself - there is little distinction between them - this is just reiterating the change from binary to high level languages.


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auggierosetoday at 2:46 AM

I like that description. Maybe use y = f(x); now craft lovers care about the f, while doers care about the y. You usually cannot do much about the x.