AI Agents shift family dev constraints from time to cost
mfckr_eth · x · 2026-08-27
A developer reflects on building apps for friends and family. While AI agents remove traditional time constraints, they increase costs. For developers with steady income not selling code hours cheaply, this creates a new balance, though time management becomes nearly impossible.
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