An insightful essay by Cam Pedersen.
Clay often breaks. In my initial attempts, pieces fell apart on the wheel, one cracked in the kiln, and another was dropped on the way to my car. But these setbacks aren’t mourned; you simply begin again. Clay is indifferent, merely waiting for the next creative idea.
Becoming too attached will make the process difficult.
Code is similar. We often overly cherish it, treating each line as untouchable. However, it is merely text. Delete it, rewrite it, and start anew. The concept endures even when the execution does not.