Why Software Engineers like Woodworking
Why Software Engineers like Woodworking
The smell of fresh pine sawdust filled the air, with more floating up as I sanded the last rough corner of the stool. My toddler was happily sanding her own block off to the side. Woodworking was a new hobby I'd picked up. My old ones, coding, reading, writing, had
Having recently picked up woodworking after building my own office desk, this hit rather close to home.
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I'm a software engineer who does woodworking, and I approve this message.
But my favorite explanation: you grab your hand saw, and it works. You don't find out that the latest npm japanese-hand-saw-tooth package is incompatible with plywood, and you need to downgrade the package or buy new plywood to make a cut.
Japanese handsaws aren't good for plywood? I've not got one yet so I've not experienced that for myself.
It's a joke about software development tools breaking in dumb ways, and that it's not a problem with saws
Oh, alright. Just thought there was something i should know about pull saws before I finished put my money on it and I wanted to make sure. Thanks