Developers are attached to tools because tools encode trust
https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/07/29/developers-are-attached-to-tools-because-tools-encode-trust/

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Developers are attached to tools because tools encode trust - Stack Overflow
The tools themselves are new and their capabilities are in constant flux. If your kitchen knife kept changing shape, weight, and edge, you’d have to relearn it every time; that’s a hard tool to build trust in. But it also points to a flaw in how you use that…
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