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I built two apps with just my voice and a mouse - are IDEs already obsolete?

Your IDE is already obsolete. This developer built two apps using only voice commands and AI.

Reporting by ZDNet AI 1 min brief
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Voice-driven AI development tools are challenging traditional coding workflows, potentially reshaping how developers work and what technical skills will matter in the AI-first economy.

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3 to know

  1. Developer built two applications using only voice commands and AI

  2. No traditional IDE or keyboard required

  3. Voice-based AI prompting sufficient for serious development projects

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Publisher excerpt: With one hand holding my dog and no keyboard, I advanced two serious development projects using AI prompting, proving that the traditional coding setup may no longer be required.
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