Handmade Reflections
An in-depth convo among two good friends.
Ben Visness, head of the Handmade Network, and Abner Coimbre, founder of Handmade Cities, sit together for the first time on a multi-hour podcast.
From unraveling the mystery of Abner’s Majora’s Mask obsession to exploring Ben’s projects and life interests, you’ll catch an entertaining glimpse into these leadership figures at Handmade.
Get an inside look at their goals for 2024 with (at times) spicy commentary on the software world. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill discussion – it’s a spirited exchange.
About the speakers
Abner is the founder of Handmade Cities and sole organizer for our conferences.
His professional story began when he left Puerto Rico for a yearlong internship at NASA. Abner was mentored on how they make software and after winning NASA’s Intern of the Year, he published an essay on their programming philosophy (featured in the news.) He was promoted to launch control engineer.
Abner also started the Handmade Network, an online community learning to make quality software. He went on to work for Jonathan Blow multiple years and then Cyan Worlds to help ship the Myst remake.
His concern of declining standards—both ethical and technical—pushed Abner to run tech conferences full-time, with ironclad conviction that we need independent organizers more than ever.