Developer argues 'software' no longer means what it used to in the AI era
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-09-08
A developer argues that the word "software" no longer carries its traditional meaning. He sees it splitting into two categories: "code AI writes to help accomplish tasks the user sets" and "businesses that use code as part of solving complex repeatable processes."
It's a conceptual observation on how software is being reshaped in the AI era — code itself is no longer the product; task-completing agents and process-driven businesses are.
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