JA WestenbergMar 8

The average punter does not want to build software.

They don't want to prompt software.

They don’t want to describe software.

They don't particularly want to think about software.

They want to tap, swipe and scroll with zero friction and next-to-zero cognitive input.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/ai-twitters-favourite-lie-everyone-wants-to-be-a-developer/

AI twitter's favourite lie: everyone wants to be a developer

Twitter's latest consensus on inevitability: now that large language models can write code, everyone will become a software developer. People, you see, have problems, and software solves problems, and AI removes the barrier between people and software, therefore everyone will build their own software. It's a syllogism, after a fashion,

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@Daojoan We might supplement with some research backing on how scrolling is actually bad for you in terms of a sort of sensory/cognitive overload.

It's something that might appear _convenient_ if you work long hours at a desk job. A pasttime. But good for you? A useful UX paradigm? I am extremely doubtful.

Mar 8 at 11:45amWeb