Malleable software
computing environments where anyone can mold their tools to their own unique needs.That definition is by [[Geoffrey Litt]], who wrote [[Malleable software ...

Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
The original promise of personal computing was a new kind of clay. Instead, we got appliances: built far away, sealed, unchangeable. In this essay, we envision malleable software: tools that users can reshape with minimal friction to suit their unique needs.

Perfect Software - Software for an Audience of One
We have many names to describe personal tools. Malleable software speaks to how it behaves. Home-cooked software speaks to who makes it.

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Malleable Software in the Age of AI - Geoffrey Litt
Geoffrey Litt
Welcome! I work on malleable software: computing environments where anyone can adapt their software to meet their needs with minimal friction. To see what that means to me, read this essay or listen to this interview.


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Apps and programming: two accidental tyrannies
On coding agents, malleable software, and the future of interface invention

Apps and programming: two accidental tyrannies
On coding agents, malleable software, and the future of interface invention

Malleable Systems Collective
The Malleable Systems Collective catalogs and experiments with malleable software and systems that reset the balance of power in computing

I think I've started to figure out that gentle slope the malleable software essay from @inkandswitch.com talked about (where the user gradually becomes an editor or creator). inkandswitch.com/essay/malleable-software/#a-g… I'm comparing Diffuse (a set of components and tools) to food, copy need work tho 😅
Using AI to create your own visualizations, interfaces, and going beyond “apps” bmannconsulting.com/notes/malleable-software/ Other terms: * Regenerative Software semble.so/url?id=https://aicoding.leafl…
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