Building my faux lego advent calendar feels like current software development

Building a Blue Brixx advent calendar reveals parallels with modern software development. Like assembling bricks without proper instructions or missing pieces, developers often cobble together libraries and frameworks without full understanding, resulting in bloated, hard-to-maintain solutions. The author advocates for structured planning, proper tooling, documentation, and understanding components before assembly—whether building with bricks or code. The experience highlights how shortcuts and "vibe coding" lead to technical debt, while methodical preparation and documentation create maintainable, repeatable solutions.