based on the concept of china’s barefoot doctors that doubled life expectancy with basic mediacl care, barefoot developers use Large Language Models and development tools to create their own software for highly specialised, local goals
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But I have this dream for barefoot developers that is like the barefoot doctor.
These people are deeply embedded in their communities, so they understand the needs and problems of the people around them.
So they are perfectly placed to solve local problems.
If given access to the right training and tools, they could provide the equivalent of basic healthcare, but instead, it’s basic software care.
reference
- https://maggieappleton.com/home-cooked-software
- term coined by Maggie Appleton