Developer says money spent on software licenses would've been better spent on compute

A developer says he regrets buying software licenses and wishes he had spent the money on compute instead, as AI-generated solutions suffice—reflecting a widespread compute-over-software mindset in the AI community.

2026-10-26 ~ 2026-10-26 · 2 related posts

• Dev: I regret buying software licenses, should have bought more compute — cephaloform · 2026-10-26
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