AI could make custom software far more common and change software economics
jiayq · x · 2026-07-29
The author argues that if an autonomous software-building system works, it could change the economics of computer engineering.
- For the last 50 years, the sensible model was to build one software product and sell it to as many users as possible.
- AI could make highly customized software far more common.
- The implication is a world with much more software, built around different needs instead of one-size-fits-all products.
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