David Hoang: four software types ahead, personal software complements teamwork
davidhoang · x · 2026-09-28
David Hoang writes up his talk at The Onset's Build/01 in Sydney on where personal software fits in the future interaction landscape.
Key points:
- No single interface wins: the future is a spectrum from headless (CLI, Graph) to rigid purpose-built apps; agents should pick the tool in closest proximity to the workflow
- He proposes four software types: Commercial, Boutique, Personal, and Disposable
- The myth that personal software conflicts with teamwork is wrong—it's complementary; adaptive, re-contextualizing interactions are what make agentic experiences special
- He originally planned to demo Protobox but a similar solution was already demoed, so he presented the complementary "proximity of work" concept
Worth reading for anyone thinking about product shapes and agent interface design in the AI era.
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