@chddaniel posted on 2026-04-07 that they cloned Duolingo (valued at $4.65B) in…

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@chddaniel posted on 2026-04-07 that they cloned Duolingo (valued at $4.65B) in under 3.5 minutes using Perplexity Computer, saying a backend/auth deploy plus inviting friends would add about two minutes. The tweet tags @AskPerplexity, includes a video, and frames the result as disruptive to software.

title: @chddaniel: Wow... @AskPerplexity is gonna disrupt software 🤯 🤯

Duolingo is a company worth $4.65B

But I clone...
author: @chddaniel
contenttype: tweet
publication: Twitter/X
published: 2026-04-07T08:25:30+00:00
sourceurl: https://x.com/chddaniel/status/2041432162453586146

word_count: 43

Wow... @AskPerplexity is gonna disrupt software 🤯 🤯

Duolingo is a company worth $4.65B

But I cloned it in <3.5 min with Perplexity Computer. It'd take 2 mins longer to deploy back-end + auth and invite my friends over

It's so over...

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