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Tell HN: AI programming has turned my "scope creep" to "scope leap"

AI programming now enables the development of "super apps" like enterprise operating systems that were previously impractical due to the high feature threshold required for utility. Developers can build comprehensive platforms such as SAP or EPIC by translating customer domain expertise into code through prompts, creating capabilities businesses have never had. This shift transforms traditional scope creep into "scope leap," allowing for the rapid construction of feature-rich applications that were once impossible to realistically build.

read1 min publishedJun 3, 2026

There are a category of super apps that haven’t really been possible before because they threshold of utility required too many features to realistically build. Think SAP or EPIC or an operating engine to run an enterprise. But now they are possible and building all the features will give a business something they have never had.

But you still need to talk to customers to translate their domain expertise into prompts into code.

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