Final Thoughts: The New Normal

What’s actually changed:

• The barriers to building software are collapsing

• “I’m not technical” matters less than “I can describe what I want clearly”

• The skill shifted from memorizing syntax to clear thinking and iteration

What you still need to learn:

• How to describe what you want (prompt craft)

• How to recognize when output is wrong

• How to test and iterate

• Basic concepts (this doc helps!)

Your advantage as a beginner:

• No bad habits to unlearn

• Fresh perspective on how tools should work

• You’ll ask “why is this hard?” when veterans just accept it

What this enables:

• Build tools for your specific weird needs

• Prototype ideas in hours, not weeks

• Actually understand what software can do for you

So: Open that terminal. Type claude. Build something small. See what happens.

The files really do live on your computer. That’s the point.

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