For people who want more examples of this “vibe”, here’s a tiny subset of places / people / projects to check out:
https://futureofcoding.org/catalog/
https://cristobal.space/writing/folk-computer.html
https://futureofcoding.org/catalog/
https://cristobal.space/writing/folk-computer.html
Makes the observation that there are intermediate users that are a natural target for end-user programming.
Kind of funny that someone's syllabus from a class taught in 2015 has done more to broaden my mind concerning speculative computing futures and "what-ifs" than anything else I've come across.
Anyway, whoever they were, good riddance.
Some folks from Ink and switch made a podcast that I've really liked: https://museapp.com/podcast/
Bret Victor (from Dynamicland) has lots of projects, articles, and talks: https://worrydream.com/Home2011/
The future of coding has a newsletter and a podcast, but I haven't dug into them: https://newsletter.futureofcoding.org/