Do not spoil the manufacturing mindset.

• Someone tried programming in a way that I didn’t really understand.
• I worked hard to get it to about 90% completion, but some parts are not working right.
• In fact, to achieve our goal, we could have written a one-line import statement without that effort
• Q: Is it OK to say, “To achieve that objective, you need only write this one line of import statement
• Opinion of Nishio
  • not good
  • It’s like telling a fisherman, “If you want fish, you can buy it at the supermarket” The Parable of the Fish and the Fishing.
  • Spoil the feeling of having progressed to 90% completion.
    • That kind of experience will make them less likely to “make it on their own” in the future.
    • You start to think, “All I have to do is find the right stuff and import it.”
      • In reality, it’s unlikely you’ll find one that really fits your purpose.
      • Because people’s needs are so diverse
      • Look for it, don’t find it, and blame others who don’t provide it.
      • And what’s being offered is also created by someone else.
    • No one can make something perfect from the start.
    • All artifacts started out as imperfect things by people who were enthusiastic about making them
    • Everyone who uses artifacts is a beneficiary of the Manufacturing Mindset.
    • Therefore, we must place importance on protecting and nurturing the manufacturing mindset.
    • Do not spoil the manufacturing mindset.
    • Those who have the enthusiasm to create, those who have created something imperfect, are [future treasures
    • Do not undermine their motivation.

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