Lowered dev barriers make distribution the new bottleneck
Rebekator · reddit · 2026-08-28
With tools like Claude Code drastically shortening the gap between idea and execution, software output has exploded. However, the author observes a new problem: with everyone able to build, products fiercely compete for the same limited attention, making distribution significantly harder than development.
Sharing the experience of building xCLAUDE Gateway, the author notes that while development takes a weekend, acquiring an audience does not. People have developed a reflex against promotional content due to the sheer volume of new tools. Trust and judgment are becoming critical, as users rely on recommendations from trusted sources rather than discovering new options. We may be entering an era where building is cheap, but getting people to care is expensive.
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