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Greg Thomas

The Frenetic Developer

Fast, energetic, and Wild in an Uncontrolled way – that is Frenetic. It sounds like a great word, but when I think of it, I think of rubber balls bouncing off the wall in a completely uncoordinated fashion.

It looks like lots is getting done; it feels like process, but what it is is just movement with no goal directed from it.

There is no point in trying to “Out-Prompt” someone; there is no value, there is no purpose.

With AI and immediate development, we’re moving, not inching, but full on moving, towards a continued world of Frenetic Development where the work we do reflects our approach to how it got there.

Put another way, no one asks for a Frenetic Doctor – there is no award for replacing an organ in the most chaotic way possible – and no one would ask for it either.

Don’t give in to mindless movement that misses the big picture.

Want more? Check out my book Code Your Way Up – available as an eBook or Paperback on Amazon (CAN and US).  I’m also the co-host of the Remotely Prepared podcast.