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Personal software factories are a waste of time
A new essay by developer Peter argues that building 'personal software factories' — elaborate personal pipelines and tooling for producing software — is a waste of time. The piece contends that time spent constructing automated personal workflows often outweighs the value of the software they produce. Readers in developer communities are debating the claim, with many weighing how much automation and tooling is genuinely useful for individual productivity.
Why now: Developers are actively debating how much personal automation and tooling is worth building in the era of easy AI-assisted development.
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- Personal software factories are a waste of time · thegreatpeter · 107
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