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Most of Flathub's AI-generated apps were abandoned within months [XDA, Jul 18, 2026] (www.xda-developers.com)
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Summary

  • 73% of Flathub apps labeled as "AI Slop" were abandoned within months.
  • Many were deleted or received no updates after release.
  • Analysis suggests the Flathub app AI ban helped spare reviewers and curb quick abandonware.
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[–] 44 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Probably people who thought they could make an app with AI, realised it's not possible to make good software without actually learning how software is made, and never opened Cursor or whatever again.

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  • [–] 30 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    It's easy to slop together the 10 Billionth remake of Pacman, Minesweeper, Kanban board, ToDo list, etc.

    Actually making something innovative, unique, interesting, and useful is tough. It requires skill, knowledge, creativity, and passion to keep at it long after the high of vibe coding your first solitaire game fades away.

    If LLMs are blockchain 2.0, then Vibe coding is its NFT fad. Just a way to take advantage of useful idiots who think being a software engineer consists of typing code all day as fast as possible.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago

    There was a rash of people shoveling kanban "first project"-ware for a year or two a while ago. Everyone and their mother made a kanban app and advertised it on reddit and Lemmy. All also abandoned within a few months and were exceedingly mediocre to begin with.

    Just because you made a project, doesn't mean you have to advertise it as a maintained app, especially if it is one of 1k of the same projects.

    I think the problem partially is people thinking they have to "get a following" and get "github stars" on everything they make in order for it to be a valuable experience.

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