Programming is World Building

Examining the role AI plays in building the future of... everything.

My journey from Wall Street to Silicon Valley (and back again) might seem like a radical shift. Yet, the essence remains the same. Whether it was crafting complex financial models or today, building algorithms that predict revenue trends, the underlying truth is that I've always been a world builder.

Programming, much like world-building in literature, is about establishing foundations, outlining rules, and orchestrating interactions.

You're not just writing lines of code; you're defining the very fabric of a new reality, a microcosm governed by your own logic.

Functions: The Building Blocks

Let's start at the atomic level: functions.

In programming, a function is a cornerstone. Imagine it as a self-contained machine designed to do one thing, and hopefully do it exceptionally well.

Take a simple example, something any Wall Street quant would appr…