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Comment by WarmWash

7 hours ago

I don't think people are grasping yet that this is the future of software, if by no metric other than "most software used is created by the user".

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AstroBen  6 hours ago

The average user doesn't even know what a file is

  • sieste  5 hours ago

    Turns out that knowing what a plain text file is will be the criterion that distinguishes users who are digitally free from those locked into proprietary platforms.

nly  7 hours ago

Wont happen.

The average user just has no interest in building things.

  • sieste  5 hours ago

    Many parents are extremely interested in quickly building digital tools for their kids (education and entertainment) that they know are free from advertising, social media integration, user monitoring etc.

marcosdumay  7 hours ago

So... The future is like the past?

That would be good news, but I doubt most people will do things like that.

qsera  7 hours ago

>most software used is created by the user

You really believe that?

  • WarmWash  6 hours ago

    Yes, because the current software paradigm (a shed/barn/warehouse full of tools to suite every possible users every possible need) doesn't make sense when LLMs can turn plain English into a software tool in the matter of minutes.

    • qsera  4 hours ago

      >LLMs can turn plain English into a software tool in the matter of minutes.

      Unless LLMs can read minds, no one will bother to specify, even in plain english with the required level of detail. And that is assuming the user has the details in mind, which is also something pretty improbable...

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SlinkyOnStairs  4 hours ago

> I don't think people are grasping yet that this is the future of software

What about this is new?

Sitting down with a child to teach them the very basics of javascript in an hour? Trivial.

Needing Claude to do it is kind of embarassing, if anything.