A text field changed the world twice: from terminals to LLMs
KevinNaughtonJr · x · 2026-09-17
Developer Kevin Naughton Jr. muses on the irony of tech history: a text field changed the world, we spent 20 years building incredible software with it, and today's most powerful technology — LLMs — is once again just another text field. A short, resonant observation on how the humble input box keeps being the interface for revolution.
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