@headinthebox proposes partial evaluation with Futamura projections for custom software

The author argues that cheap code generated by artificial intelligence will drive a shift toward hyper-personalized, custom software that replaces generic mass-produced applications and bloated databases. Comparing this transformation to an industrial revolution, the speaker suggests that software will be continually rewritten to contain only needed features and fewer bugs. Citing Anthropic's recent adoption of formal methods for AI-generated code as an example, the presentation contends that traditional software components will be dismantled and tailored to individual use cases. Open article →