Flow State Articles

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8/20/2026 • EN

Flow State, Metered

A reflective essay on how AI-assisted coding shifts programming from hands-on flow to orchestration, with attention and token costs as new constraints.

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Kenneth Reitz

3/10/2026 • EN

The Flow Is Gone

A developer reflects on how AI coding assistants like Claude have replaced deep 'flow state' programming with fragmented, high-throughput 'air traffic control' work.

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Julien Danjou

8/2/2023 • EN

Lonely nights are coding nights

A poetic reflection on the immersive, focused state of deep coding work and the struggle to maintain that flow.

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Alejandro AR

Flow State Articles

Flow State, Metered

The Flow Is Gone

Lonely nights are coding nights

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