Post #4462878
2026-08-08 18:42 UTC
‘Software tools are getting shallow and useless’ — I’m paraphrasing a YouTube video I briefly noticed while scrolling my recommendations.
I agree. The most popular approach used to be:
1. There’s a distinct lack of applications to do X. (Or: I miss a good app to do X, which I need)
2. I will do my best to develop a tool that does X. I will do my research, sweat the details.
3. The tool is good. Others notice it, happily buy it, spread the word.
4. Profit as consequence of quality.
(1/2)
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@morrick@appdot.net 2026-08-08 18:49
Now I increasingly see this other approach: 1. I want to make money with software, because software is everywhere, but I don’t know how to code. (Or: I want to make an app, I can code, but I have no real UI/UX experience). 2. I use ‘AI’ tools to vibecode my little idea. (Or: I make the app, looks good enough to me and for my needs). 3. The tool is crap (or unpolished, or so platform-agnostic it feels alien in any supported environment). 4. Profit, if any, through subscriptions. (2/2)