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“Software is over”: Bold AI developer takes aim at Adobe with open source clones
arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/software-is-over-bold-ai-developer-takes-aim-at-adobe-with-open-source-clones/Replying to @JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org
I’ve tried his photoshop clone and it really is impressive. Yes, it needs more work. Yes, there are rough edges. But for something that one (!) guy build in a few weeks while also building several other programs? Holy crap, that is awesome and also a little bit scary. That really is a usable copy of photoshop.
Replying to @JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org
Are you really that impressed by a guy that ordered something else to build their idea?
Replying to @psx_crab@lemmy.zip
Yes, totally. First of all, that is not something your average guy from the street can do. Yes, the AI is doing some hard lifting here, but you need to have the idea, the motivation and the stamina to do something like that.
And let’s be honest: I would also be impressed by a guy hiring some software devs to build a FOSS photoshop clone in record speed.
Replying to @JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org
First of all, that is not something your average guy from the street can do
Because the average guy from the street didn’t use photoshop…? Or have a claude subscription.
but you need to have the idea, the motivation and the stamina to do something like that.
That’s not exactly the stuff that hard to come by considering they’re literally cloning an app.
I would also be impressed by a guy hiring some software devs to build a FOSS photoshop clone in record speed.
I would too, considering the fact it’s build by human, and i would praise the team rather than Seeeoh McGuy.