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

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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ZDNET's key takeaways

• AI coding replaces edit and debug with instruct and guide.
• Terminal plus AI replaces traditional development environments.
• IDEs are reduced to build and deployment tools only.

My little dog Pixel does not like my couch keyboard. It often occupies a space on my lap that my 12-year-old Yorkipoo considers his sovereign territory. In his view, quality cuddling must not be compromised just because I want to get some writing or coding done.

That was the case last night, when my very good boy climbed up onto my shoulder, snuggled in, and fell asleep. It was also the moment when I realized powerful ...