Dev Tools · 7h ago
Stop Calling Your Script a System: Tech Vocabulary Inflation
A developer argues that terms like 'system,' 'agent,' and 'pipeline' are overused for simple scripts. Many projects labeled as systems are just single scripts or SDK imports. The AI era has inflated tech vocabulary, making honest descriptions rare.
Meridian48 take
The critique is valid but risks gatekeeping; sometimes a simple script is the right solution, not a failure of ambition.
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