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So where are all the AI apps?

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Re: So where are all the AI apps?

#12
I deleted vscode and replaced with a hyper personal dashboard that combines information from everywhere.

I have a news feed, work tab for managing issues/PRs, markdown editor with folders, calendar, AI powered buttons all over the place (I click a button, it does something interesting with Claude code I can't do programmatically).

Why don't I share it? Because it's highly personal, others would find it doesn't fit their own workflow.

Re: So where are all the AI apps?

#14
The reason why the release cadence of apps about AI has increased presumably reflects the simple facts that

a) there are likely many more active, eager contributors all of a sudden, and

b) there's suddenly a huge amount of new papers published every week about algorithms and techniques that said contributors then eagerly implement (usually of dubious benefit).

More cynically, one might also hypothesize that

c) code quality has dropped, so more frequent releases are required to fix broken programs.

Re: So where are all the AI apps?

#15
Wouldn't the apps go into the Apple store and Android play? I guess looking at python packages is valid, but I don't think it's the first thing someone thinks to target with vibe coding. And many apps go to be websites, a website never tells me much about how it is made as a user of the site.

Re: So where are all the AI apps?

#16
We’re in a personal software era. Or disposable software era however you want to look at it. I think most people are building for themselves and no longer needing to lean on community to get a lot of things done now.

Self plug, but basically that’s the TL;DR https://robertdelu.ca/2026/02/02/personal-software-era/

Re: So where are all the AI apps?

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So many execs and marketing people seem to think customers explicitly "want AI". Most people do not want AI! Only a tiny segment of Middle Managers Looking To Leverage New Technology are actually excited by AI branding. But, lots of people want software that does magically useful things, and LLMs can do that! Just...don't brand it as AI. It's like branding a new computer with more processing power as "Jam Packed with…

> Most people do not want AI!

Personally, I explicitly want "not AI"

I'm going to be a curmudgeon that is going out of my way to avoid it as much as I possibly can

Re: So where are all the AI apps?

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I deleted vscode and replaced with a hyper personal dashboard that combines information from everywhere. I have a news feed, work tab for managing issues/PRs, markdown editor with folders, calendar, AI powered buttons all over the place (I click a button, it does something interesting with Claude code I can't do programmatically). Why don't I share it? Because it's highly personal, others would find it doesn't fit th…

This sounds chaotic and fun.
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