Dev recreates Adobe Creative Cloud with Claude Opus 5.5, says 'software is over'
aakashgupta · x · 2026-10-12
Brandon Thomas, a 15-year industry veteran running ArtCraft, used Claude Opus 5.5 to build seven free open-source Rust apps mirroring Adobe Creative Cloud, running on desktop and browser — declaring "software is over".
- Apps are early alpha, lacking features and polish; Thomas counts on community contributions
- Aakash Gupta clarifies the apps were built clean-room, with decompiled code banned — not reverse-engineered
- Follows AI-assisted modding trends in gaming: porting, reverse-engineering, and merging titles
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