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Companion | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Sounds like software is going to drop drastically in quantity, but jump in quantity. Codegen/AGI are useful but not paradigm shifting. Still some big computer science problems to solve.
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dk | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I think it will jump in personalization which is a form of quality for any given person. And yes, it will also jump in quantity.

I don’t think people realize how much effort we invest today to understand how to use software for our specific purposes since it’s usually built in a very generalized way.
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Companion | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 So more tailored software? If so, then disposable is really not the right word. Who throws away a bespoke jacket away?

I do see LLMs assisting in creating better education for how to code. There are other proven ways to make higher quality software and LLMs are not a part of that picture at this point in time.