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e12eyesterday at 9:43 PM0 repliesview on HN

In my mind, "yolo ai" application (throwaway code on one hand, unrestrained assistants on the other) - is a little like better spreadsheets and smart documents were in the 90s; just run macros! Everywhere! No need for developers - just Word an macros!

Then came macro viri - and practically - everyone cut back hard on distributing code via Word and Excel (in favour of web apps and we got the dot.com bubble).