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Re:Software Engineering fundamentals matter more by user43928 on Monday August 17, 2026 @07:15AM (#49329140)
Based on my experience, a competent business person could feasibly develop a mobile app today.

However, I suspect that trying this in a team, where developers review the code, is likely a recipe for disaster.

About the natural-language compiler, that reminds me of OpenSpec and the specs as a source of truth instead of the code.

I never tried this myself, and somehow the approach just does not appeal to me at all. Every time I look at those spec files it's somehow exhausting.

I prefer the code as a source of truth and casual conversations with the AI, rather than rigid spec files. But maybe that's just me.

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