We're watching a new kind of software be born.
We're watching a new kind of software be born. Infinite software will make things that were previously impossible become commonplace.
Topic: infinite software
72 chunks · 37 episodes
2.8x burst in 2025 Q3
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- infinite software appears in 72 chunks across 37 episodes, from 2024-12-16 to 2026-05-26.
- Its densest episode is Bits and Bobs 9/29/25 (2025-09-29), with 5 observations on this topic.
- Semantically it travels with app model, magnitude cheaper, and sensitive data, while by chunk count it sits between schelling point and network effect; its yearly rank moved from #147 in 2024 to #11 in 2026.
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Infinite software will make malleable software no longer niche.
Infinite software will make malleable software no longer niche. Before software was too hard to create, administer, distribute. Malleable software was niche, a researc...
Infinite software should not be overwhelming.
Infinite software should not be overwhelming. The software will melt away so you never think about it, you just take it for granted. Software today is overwhelming pre...
I think we're seeing the top of the hill for straightforward vibe coding tools.
... a higher mountain will require some kind of discontinuous innovation to unlock infinite software's potential.
There's a missing software category: Personal System of Record (PSR)
...t now LLMs can do qualitative nuance at quantitative scale. We can benefit from infinite software, which means having that a personal system of record is more important than ever before. The data doesn't just sit around; it can do things. If it's ...
What are some of the things that will be true in a world of infinite software?
What are some of the things that will be true in a world of infinite software? Self-driving software. Self-assembling software. Self-distributing software. Software that feels alive.
In the world of infinite software, users will need to tolerate a lot of false positives and not have them be too expensive or distracting.
In the world of infinite software, users will need to tolerate a lot of false positives and not have them be too expensive or distracting.
The web is a pull model.
...b is a pull model. You can choose to go somewhere and instantly teleport. In an infinite software world, what about a push model, where there's self-distributing software that comes to you? Self-distributing infinite software will change the world...
What if software were as easy to modify as spreadsheets?
...xpensive to create software so it couldn't change for others. But in a world of infinite software, it's now possible. Imagine tech support if everyone has their own bespoke app. Terrifying! If software bends its will to individual users, it become...
In infinite software, instead of expecting fixed, static software like today we'll instead expect software to be malleable, adaptive, to feel almost like it's alive.
In infinite software, instead of expecting fixed, static software like today we'll instead expect software to be malleable, adaptive, to feel almost like it's alive.
Apps are commercial, mass scale.
...pps are commercial, mass scale. Not situated, personal, artisanal. In an era of infinite software, apps won't cut it.
Personal Knowledge Management is hard because everyone is different.
...rs who are the same, it's not a particularly viable business. But in a world of infinite software who cares! It's possible to make one custom fit one to you that adapts as you change.
In the world of infinite software, you don't have to build software for an average market.
In the world of infinite software, you don't have to build software for an average market. You can grow bespoke software for each specific person.
In a world of infinite software, the data is more valuable than the app.
In a world of infinite software, the data is more valuable than the app. An observation this week: "I can see a future where it's much faster for all employees to use an IDE with .m...
Imagine Borges' library, but for software.
Imagine Borges' library, but for software. Infinite software. Software for every need, just waiting to be discovered.
A friend created a kind of software he calls voidware.
...o structured things consistently. Still, a fascinating experiment in the era of infinite software!
Code that touches a session token should become radioactive.
...n, by security experts at design time. To have a system capable of working with infinite software, it will have to be antifragile; auto-isolating code that has been tainted by sensitive data.
The ideal software in the era of infinite software is pre-assembled lego sets.
The ideal software in the era of infinite software is pre-assembled lego sets. You get a full, useful thing out of the box, that an expert designed to be holistically useful. But it's made of legos, s...
The domain of infinite software is open-ended.
The domain of infinite software is open-ended. It requires open-ended solutions.
The way to unlock the power of infinite software is a different distribution paradigm.
The way to unlock the power of infinite software is a different distribution paradigm.