https://wassimans.com/tags/writing/Recent content in Writing on Wassim Mansourihttps://wassimans.com/images/doom.pnghttps://wassimans.com/images/doom.pngHugoen-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 15:30:44 +0200https://wassimans.com/blog/autographe/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:30:44 +0200https://wassimans.com/blog/autographe/<p>I&rsquo;m starting a new project: <a href="https://autographe.app">Autographe</a>. It&rsquo;s a desktop app for prose writers.</p> <h2 id="why-yet-another-desktop-app-for-writers-isnt-there-enough-of-them">Why yet another desktop app for writers, isn&rsquo;t there enough of them?</h2> <p>The software development industry has gone absolutely crazy with AI. Developers of all levels are using LLMs to produce code to the detriment of their hard-won skills. Not long before, we were arguing about, and almost shy talking about the myth of the <a href="https://www.simplethread.com/the-10x-programmer-myth/">10x programmer</a>; today everyone and his dog is <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/06/app-store-sees-84-surge-in-new-apps-as-ai-coding-tools-take-off/">developing apps</a>, they are <em>effectively</em> a 100x developers in terms of the amount of code produced.</p>