[cush]

> I don't understand why we are so obsessed with cranking out even more... the obvious usecase for LLMs should be to write better software

I honestly think this is ideal. Video games aside, I think one day we'll look back and realize just how insane it was that we built software for millions or even billions of users to use. People can now finally build the software that does exactly what they've wanted their software to do without competing priorities and misaligned revenue models working against them. One could argue this kind of software, by definition, is higher quality.

[edot]

I don't think this will be true for average consumers. Perhaps for nerds like us, who enjoy a bit of tinkering and can put up with weird behaviors. I mean, are you envisioning that everyone would have their own custom messaging app, for example? Or email? Or banking app? I mean, I think most people's demands for those things are all extremely homogenous. I want messages to arrive, I want emails to get spam filtered a little but not too much, and I want my bank to only allow me to log in and see my balances, etc.

I could see maybe more customization of said software, but not totally fresh. I do agree that people will invent more one-off throwaway software, though.

[cush]

> Perhaps for nerds like us, who enjoy a bit of tinkering

Tinkering? Even today, people don’t need to understand software. They just need to be able to describe their problems and goals to create an app.

> I mean, are you envisioning that everyone would have their own custom messaging app, for example? Or email?

Well first I think there’s a good chance that most apps as we know them today won’t even exist, and most “apps” will be tool use on APIs. But even then, shopping apps, for example, could be so highly personalized that no two people have the same one.

> I mean, I think most people's demands for those things are all extremely homogenous.

They aren’t, as evidenced by the fact there are many dozens of popular messaging apps with millions of users. Despite the network effects for a messaging app to even be viable.

Also, I’m not talking one-off throwaway apps… these are living, breathing pieces of production-grade software users will mold to fit their needs and evolve with them for years.

I’m not sure what “totally fresh” means

[woeirua]

I think you’re glossing over a lot of use cases. For example, I want my email’s spam controls much tighter.

[kelvinjps10]

maybe it will be something like excel where people have their custom workflows