SMRTR ProgrammingApr 2, 2026ZDNet

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

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A developer building complex Apple apps discovered that traditional IDEs like VS Code and Xcode have become largely obsolete with AI coding. The development loop shifted from edit→build→test→debug to instruct→build→test→guide, with most work happening in terminal chat interfaces rather than feature-rich development environments. Even one-handed coding with voice dictation proved effective.

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