Handcrafts and Software Development.
Is known to everyone that one important stepstone in a Software career is to reevaluate tangible crafts.
For some this means going to the jungle and build a hut with their bare hands.
For me it started a bit earlier, while working in a mexican museum dedicated to Popular Handcrafts.
Knowing more about the creating process of beautiful and useful things helped me develop a soft spot for the artisanal.
But I love automating tedious tasks.
Artisanal | Tedious |
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The process adds joy. | The process removes joy. |
The imperfections are precious. | The imperfections are failures. |
The tools are part of the experience. | The tools are mere means to ends. |
The output has intrisic value, at the very least, to its creator. | The output must have some commercial value. |
Handcrafts I love
This is an evergreen/evergrowing/unfinished list of handcrafted things I really like, order does not mean anything.
- My wife's handcrafts.
- My friends handcrafts.
- Mexican handcrafts.
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Japanese handcrafts.
Specially (but not limited to):
- Kintsugi
- Netsukes.
- Woodblock prints.
- Paper mache figures AKA Cartoneria.
- Cut paper art.
- Wood furniture.