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Asking for What You Want: A Key 21st Century Skill

AI agents enable a new approach to personal software development where users simply describe what they want rather than navigating complex APIs, fundamentally reframing how computing and programming work. Robin Sloan explores how AI-assisted app building represents a natural evolution of personal software, using his experience creating a custom notes app.

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Supports

The Plunging Price of Thought Plunging cost of AI 'thought' is the economic enabler of the skill described - when computation is cheap enough, expressing intent becomes viable as a primary interface, reinforcing why this skill matters now
fx: Tiny Native Coding Agent fx as a 'tiny native coding agent' embodies the exact paradigm shift described - a lightweight tool where users express intent and the agent handles implementation complexity
What Even Is An OS Now? Both interrogate fundamental shifts in what computing means when AI mediates between user intent and execution - 'What Even Is An OS Now?' directly parallels the question of what programming becomes when you just describe what you want

Challenges

The Slow Formation of Durable Software The 'slow formation of durable software' through careful craftsmanship is challenged by the framing that intent-description replaces deep technical navigation - speed of specification vs. durability of artifact

Develops into

Personal Agent Protocol Personal Agent Protocol is the infrastructure layer that makes 'asking for what you want' operational - the skill described in c8bade0f requires the protocol scaffolding in 868708ec to function at scale

Related to

AI-pilling our company: lessons learned Both address the organizational and skills shift required when AI agents handle implementation - 'AI-pilling our company' documents the practical lessons of exactly the transition c8bade0f frames as a 21st century skill

Type:	link
First published:	Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 19:24 UTC
Location:	https://www.robinsloan.com/lab/ask-for-what-you-want/
URL:	https://mattwood.fyi/i/c8bade0f

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