dhh: I respect Chinese AI models and hardware, but the software is still surprisingly rough
dhh · x · 2026-10-18
Ruby creator dhh says he respects Chinese-made AI models and hardware, but is puzzled by how rough most Chinese software remains — citing WeChat, Alipay, and HarmonyOS. In his view, achieving distinctive aesthetics, perfect fidelity, and smooth flows should be "easy", yet clearly it is not.
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