mrdoob sparks debate: AI coding traded the joy of flow for new capabilities
brandon_xyzw · x · 2026-09-11
three.js creator mrdoob's remark — 'we traded the happiness of being in flow of coding for being able to do things we couldn't do before' — resonated widely, with others citing Bret Victor's 2012 talk on creators needing an immediate connection to what they create. A thoughtful thread on AI-era developer experience.
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