Don't call yourself an artisanal programmer

A programmer argues against the "artisanal coder" label, which unfairly characterizes careful, deliberate programming practices as opposed to serious engineering. The author contends that genuine software engineering should be defined by care, attention, and precision—qualities that require deep engagement with code—rather than speed and LLM usage, and points to research showing that many software developers aren't actually doing engineering work due to the industry's lack of vocabulary to distinguish between different types of programming roles.