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Sales on my two existing courses are also down significantly from last year.

The sales slump isn't limited to the new course; Comeau's two older courses have also seen a significant year-over-year drop. ✦ AI generated

Josh W. Comeau · Simon Willison's Weblog · 2026-07-03 · original ↗

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It's a similar story with my two existing courses. Sales are down significantly from last year.

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◉ Josh W. Comeau

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AI is causing a double whammy on course sales: fear over whether developer jobs will still exist makes people reluctant to invest time or money learning new dev skills, and those who still want to learn can get free personalized tutoring from LLMs instead of buying a course.Josh W. Comeau · Simon Willison's Weblog · conf 75%

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Other course creators are seeing the same pattern: revenue down 50%+, less engagement, and audiences switching to LLMs that scrape and regurgitate creators' work without consent or compensation.Josh W. Comeau · Simon Willison's Weblog · conf 65%

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Other course creators are seeing the same pattern: revenue down 50%+, less engagement, and audiences switching to LLMs that scrape and regurgitate creators' work without consent or compensation.Josh W. Comeau · Simon Willison's Weblog · conf 60%