Oh, I don't doubt that.
But we're not there, yet.
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Good thing I'm not a developer, or I'd be nervous. 😁
I am only not nervous because I already accepted that nothing I made will survive this. Absolutely nothing.
But nostr:nprofile1qqsqfjg4mth7uwp307nng3z2em3ep2pxnljczzezg8j7dhf58ha7ejgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgcwaehxw309ac8yetdd96k6tnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aqpr9mhxue69uhhxetwv35hgtnwdaekvmrpwfjjucm0d54df670 disagrees. So there is hope for the legacy devs.
I expect we'll see a fast fashion effect in software. I'm pretty sure Microsoft is already playing with these concepts. Their engineers design APIs and interfaces, and AI rapidly generated frontends for the end user on a per-need basis.
Of course, since fast fashion took over clothing, we've seen niches open up for bespoke artisan brands that make products meant to last longer than the current hype cycle.
I think software engineers have to prepare for both outcomes. We need to both zoom out and focus on APIs, interfaces, and big-picture system design, and we need to hone our craft to fill the artisan niches as they open up.
you wouldn't have even started if you saw the progression i saw on android between 2010 and 2020
I code for Android since 2008. I did see all that :)
so your surprise is fake
? I am not surprised.
as someone with nobody backing me up to do the work i laugh because you obviously had someone backing you up. i don't think you appreciate how lucky you were.
but you also are hilarious for not realising the gravy train was gonna derail on you at some point not too far ahead.
your case was exceptional. you do realise that don't you?
i mean, custom roms on android shrank down to only google pixels by 2021
i remember when samsung devices could run cyanogenmod. i owned one of the earliest OLED display phones back in 2010
Not at the beginning. I closed my company (and a huge salary) and did Amethyst for 6 months before any money showed up. But I also didn't need any money to get a huge number of users. It was purely a bootstrapped project. I only got money from OpenSats after Amethyst was already massive.
> but you also are hilarious for not realising the gravy train was gonna derail on you at some point not too far ahead.
My man, I thought Amethyst would die last year. That either Primal, Yana, Voyage, Nosotros would take our place. I am already living in extended time. I have been ready for the train for a while.
am I missing something or the last amethyst release was many months ago?
🤔 You are underestimating how humans solve for the problem of choice in a massive surplus.
Amethyst is a brand and users can talk to you about it. People will keep using whichever software is marketed under that brand, regardless of how it is built.
I agree. But new brands will show up. And they don't need to code. They can focus entirely on the brand. If they do that well, they will destroy us.
Being lindy can take you a long way, but we'll see.
