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Ask HN: Why did Microsoft invest in AI that could rewrite its apps from scratch?
4 points by amichail •                         
Maybe they didn't anticipate how good AI would become at vibe coding apps in general and its office apps in particular?
xvxvx •                         
Has AI done that? I saw a submission on HN earlier this week stating someone used AI to clone Adobe Cloud. Turned out to be BS. Apps didn’t work. Wouldn’t even install on Windows.
amichail •                         
Try wordcraft: https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft

On macOS: brew install wordcraft

wg0 •                         
It works wonderfully. For a very early version.
MiroslavPokorny •                         
Where is the new Excel or Word ?
amichail •                         
brew install gridcraft

brew install wordcraft

MiroslavPokorny •                         
Gridcraft is not comparable with Excel.

For starters it is not localised, the English months are hardcoded in the source.

https://github.com/storytold/gridcraft/blob/main/crates/engi...

> const MONTHS: [&str; 12] = ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"];

The functions crate has ZERO tests for its functions.

https://github.com/storytold/gridcraft/tree/main/crates/func...

amichail •                         
Vibe coded apps can be improved very quickly.
MiroslavPokorny •                         
So can brain surgery by my dog.