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Day 34 to 38. Small gap of 2 days but restarted today

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It’s as if they want us to do our own thing.

atha.io/blog/2026-02...

A software terroir. What a beautiful phrase. We'll be using it in future. ❤️

This answer made my day ! 😁

If you see ways to extend the concept or improve the analysis, I will be very happy to discuss it.

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Also : did I just answer a bot ? 😅

I don’t know that I would ever write one. But out of curiosity what would you put in it ?

If an ICC judge can be cut off from the global banking system by executive order, so can you. Software has "terroir": where it's built shapes what it is and who can use it. A European terroir is emerging and "where your software lives" is becoming an operational requirement, not a preference.

The factory model made sense when scale was the bottleneck. AI changes the equation. When any idea can be vibe-coded, the future of tech jobs is mastery, not hustle. We need small workshops where masters work alongside learners — we could call them "tech ateliers".

Tech ateliers, not big tech The factory model made sense when scale was the bottleneck. AI changes the equation. When any idea can be vibe-coded, the future of tech jobs is mastery, not hustle. We need small workshops where mast...

I wrote about what the missing archetype looks like.

bleuprint.eu/tech-ateliers-not-big-tech/

Every culture with extreme craftsmanship solved this: small workshops where masters train apprentices. France has ateliers. Japan has shokunin. Italy has bottegas. Tech has FAANG mentorship — one hour a week with an overloaded senior.

Tech internship postings dropped 30% since 2023. No juniors today means no seniors in five years. The industry is eating its own seed corn.

If anyone can now "cook" an app, differentiation lies in quality, not quantity. The Software Meal Tier System maps food and software from microwave meals to Michelin stars. Most mainstream SaaS is devolving toward fast food. As AI churns out commodity apps, craftsmanship becomes the moat.

The Software Meal Tier System If anyone can now "cook" an app, differentiation lies in quality, not quantity. The Software Meal Tier System maps food and software from microwave meals to Michelin stars. Most mainstream SaaS is dev...

This led me to build a whole tier system mapping software to food — from microwave meals to Michelin stars.

bleuprint.eu/the-software-meal-tier-system/

AI can mass-produce apps the way a factory mass-produces frozen dinners. 90% of SaaS startups die within three years. Same rate as restaurants. The moat was always craftsmanship.

People who think AI will replace software engineers are the same people who thought Soylent would replace food.

A decade in startups, consulting, and Big Tech taught one lesson: the obsession with scale is broken. The Digital-Mittelstand offers an alternative — mastery over growth, longevity over scale, profitability over prestige. Germany's world-class SME tradition, for the digital age

Bleuprint My journey discovering how to create stuff

Last year I started writing on bleuprint.eu. This year I will be writing something there every two weeks.

Expect long-form pieces on software, craft and why the Silicon Valley path isn’t the only one. Recurring themes: convivial tools, craft over hacks, small teams...

Thread of threads ⬇️

The emergence of a European terroir for software If an ICC judge can be cut off from the global banking system by executive order, so can you. Software has "terroir": where it's built shapes what it is and who can use it. A European terroir is emerg...

Followed that thread. Turns out software has terroir. And I really like what Europe is going to bring.

bleuprint.eu/the-emergence-of-a-european-terroir-for-software/

A French ICC judge got sanctioned by the US last year. Can't pay his bills anymore. I ran a script on my password manager the same week — most of my logins depend on one Gmail account. Same single point of failure.

Your software won't die of AI disruption. It'll die of a jurisdiction change you didn't see coming.

I was thinking about alcove today. Can’t wait to try it !

Day 33 of rowing. And my new personal best : 4490 in 16:30.

Changes : energizing music instead of a podcast, not showing averages and just showing distance left, and a great night of sleep.

After a week skiing I’m back !

Day 32 of rowing

Day 30 and 31 of rowing every day

Day 29 of rowing every day. Also : new personal best.

Day 28’of rowing every day

Day 26 and 27 of rowing every day

Day 25. Almost my personal best but easier.

Day 24 of rowing every day. Very tempted not to to yesterday but I held up.