technology interdependence, technology gap, gap encounters, coordination, bridges/bridging, affordance, imbrication, routines, pipes, tooling
Why don't developers write more personal GUI tooling? I mean, besides the obvious reason that GUI libraries kinda suck and are much more oriented towards making consumer apps than personal tooling, and also because there are no good GUI tooling exemplars, and...
— Hillel (@hillelogram) November 1, 2022
I remember the first time I used a Unix pipe to chain tools together. It was my first encounter with the Unix philosophy and it completely changed the way I approach solving problems.
— Kelsey Hightower (@kelseyhightower) March 18, 2022
Now I break things down into smaller chunks and use the best tool for each unit of work.