The majority of software is probably Excel macros.
This probably isn't true but I want to read a super geeky dark sci-fi novel that explores this topic.
It's not obvious to me that it isn't true. The number of excel spreadsheets world-wide probably vastly outnumbers the number of software projects.
Excel spreadsheets with macros on the other hand aren't THAT many, no? :)
Re:.NET 10
by charcircuit on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @05:25AM
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>I mean the hot new areas for funding right now are AI and robotics
Most developers are not in such startups. There is a lot of boring software out there which is a website. Even for AI, the first company that comes to mind OpenAI is known for ChatGPT, a web product. Most of the AI companies are building web products.
Re:.NET 10
by johannes1234321 on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @05:41AM
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That is software with a web interface. Only a small part of OpenAI's work deals with web related things.
Re:.NET 10
by defraudbah on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @06:03AM
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how dare you, i summon 10 js engineers from openai to downvote you (they have 6 only)
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by johannes1234321 on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @09:00PM
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I won't fear them teaming up with their FastAPI Python team.
They are serious parts of chatgpt experience. But still not core of the work.
Define “practically all”. I would accept “clear majority”.
But practically all? Nah. I mean the hot new areas for funding right now are AI and robotics neither of which are web!
I’m coming up on 20 years professional experience. Exactly none of it has been mobile or web! The programming field is so much bigger than HN likes to pretend.