Apps and programming: two accidental tyrannies

Apps and programming: two accidental tyrannies

On coding agents, malleable software, and the future of interface invention

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.

AI Agents Will Become the New UI, and Apps Take a Backseat

For decades, screens, keyboards, and structured applications have shaped our relationship with technology. People learned how to interact with computers

Coding Agents Are Easy, Actually - Kara's Nonsense

Software engineering is here to stay

scott belsky on Twitter / X

(2) DIY software will replace certain apps for consumers AND the enterprise. There has been much discussion of AI code reviews, GitHub co-pilot, and no-code app builders for the enterprise, but what are the implications of agent-assisted software development for consumers?…— scott belsky (@scottbelsky) December 29, 2024

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 ...

Pi: The Minimal Agent Within OpenClaw

A gentle introduction to the Pi coding agent and why I think it’s a glimpse into the future of software.

Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.

Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.

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.

Direct manipulation vs. interface agents

Open Coding Agents: Fast, accessible coding agents that adapt to any repo | Ai2

SERA is the first in our family of Open Coding Agents, achieving state-of-the-art performance at low cost.