Unless AI will be ar the level of saying "I want a scheduling app that fits me" I still see value in buying some apps.

I like to customize my Neovim setup or terminal and a bunch of scripts that I keep making them nice and maybe my blog and so on.

I don't want to become the PM of every app I need. But I do agree changes will happen to the current apps and how we buy and use them. Not sure exactly where it will settle. But still unknown unknowns and domain knowledge and vocabulary is not yet allowing anyone to build their own apps unless for simple cases.

Or maybe it is just me: I want someone else to think about my accounting app. I dont want to spend time to learn and understand and keep myself up to date or setup a series of LLM sessions that navigate and watch laws and propose changes.

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WarmWash 2 days ago | parent [-]

Why do you need a scheduling app when you have a secretary?

Why do you need an accounting app when you have an accountant?

Programs of the future will in no way resemble what they are today. I don't even want to call it a "program" because in my head it's more like an intelligent digital liquid that can rapidly flow into any state. This flash-in-the-pan 50 year archaic era of software will look like what the oil lamp looks like today. A crude intermediate tech during a time of much larger transition.

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sterlind 21 hours ago | parent [-]

it's nice to see what's on my schedule at a glance, rather than needing to ask my secretary. also helps with situational awareness.

it's nice to see my financial situation at a glance, without asking my accountant.

speech/text is one modality. we humans are also visual and tactile. and we need consistency and recurring patterns of interaction to function well.

	▲	moljac024 19 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		You ask your secretary to give you a visual representation of your schedule right now and presto - you got it. Same thing for your accountant. Imagine that both of them, while being good at their respective jobs, are also software engineers that can mint a custom throwaway app for you at a moment's notice.
	▲	WarmWash 17 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		>speech/text is one modality. we humans are also visual and tactile. and we need consistency and recurring patterns of interaction to function well. I'm sure your secretary will make a note of your preference.