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> That said, we should still be the first to realize that a successful, fundamentally new way to program would target a new generation and idea of software maker, one that won’t look like the modern developer at all.

Channeling Gibson[1], do you see any potential successors already out there?

[1] “The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed."



I’d keep an eye on the no-code movement.

Real leaps can be distinguished from hype by where the passion is coming from. The fact that the movement’s passion is coming from actual, paying users and not just no-code platform makers is key here.

It’s rapidly creating a new generation of software creators that could not create software before, and it’s improving very, very fast.




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