Threading the Beads: Coding in the Era of AI

“Even a bushel of beads isn’t a treasure until they are threaded.” (Korean Proverb)

Whenever I use Gemini to create something, this old proverb comes to mind.

Today, Gemini pours out an endless stream of “beads”—the code. In the past, each bead was a precious thing I had to carve by hand, but now they are so abundant they roll around under my feet.