[apitman]

I think anecdotes like this may prove very relevant the next few years. AI might make bad code, but a project of bad code that's still way smaller than a bloated alternative, and has a UX tailored to your exact requirements could be compelling.

A big part of the problem with existing software is that humans seem to be pretty much incapable of deciding a project is done and stop adding to it. We treat creating code like a job or hobby instead of a tool. Nothing wrong with that, unless you're advertising it as a tool.

[ryandrake]

Yea, after this little experiment, I feel like I can just go through every big, bloated, slow, tech-debt-ridden software I use and replace it with a tiny, bespoke version that does only what I need and no more.

The old adage about how "users use 10% of your software's features, but they each use a different 10%" can now be solved by each user just building that 10% for themselves.