I’m going to be thinking about this comment for a while—-and I think you’re basically right.

Almost none of the code I wrote in 2015 is still in use today. Probably some percentage of people can point to code that lasted 20 years or longer, but it can’t be a big percentage. When I think of the work of a craft, I think of doing work which is capable of standing up for a long time. A great builder can make a house that can last for a thousand years and a potter can make a bowl that lasts just as long.

I’ve thought of myself as a craftsman of code for a long time but maybe that was just wrong.