"The most effective way to build software and get massive adoption is no longer high quality mainline apps but via building blocks that enable and encourage others to build quantity over quality."
"AI is okay at building everything from scratch, but it is really good at gluing together high quality, well documented, and proven components."
"The factory of today is agentic. You can argue that 99% of the stuff coming out of these factories is total crap, but you can't argue the sheer quantity of stuff coming out."
The shift in software development emphasizes building blocks that encourage quantity over quality. Technologies like Ghostty and others demonstrate rapid user adoption. The term 'building block' reflects a new assembly method, extending beyond libraries and frameworks to applications. Despite concerns about quality, the volume of output is significant. AI excels at integrating high-quality components, reinforcing this building block approach. Developers historically preferred proven components, but understanding these pieces remains a challenge.
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